[Al Ahram] Egyptian Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim claimed Saturday that Egypt's Moslem Brüderbund was behind past major attacks targeting police personnel in the country. Ibrahim gave names of several alleged perpetrators identified and enjuggedDrop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
by security forces following the attacks, amid increased pressure on speeding up investigations into ongoing security breaches.
"The Moslem Brüderbund, with the support and funding from the international Moslem Brüderbund organization, has mobilised krazed killer terrorist elements, including ones from Al-Qaeda organization and the Gazoo Strip, to carry out a series of terrorist attacks following the 30 June revolution," Ibrahim said at a news conference Saturday afternoon.
Ibrahim went on to add that among the apprehended "terrorist cells" was an Al-Qaeda affiliated group, adding that some of its members allegedly took part in the two sit-ins supporting deposed Islamist president Mohammed Morsi
...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the
One Man, One Vote, One Timeprinciple, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator...
, which security forces forcibly dispersed in August.
He also announced that another 33-member "terrorist cell" was responsible for the liquidation of Mohammed Mabrouk, a senior officer in the National Security apparatus who was in charge of investigating espionage charges against Morsi. Mabrouk was rubbed out near his home this week.
Ibrahim also declared that the interior ministry had captured those responsible for the killing of 25 conscripts in the Sinai Peninsula 20 August, the highest rate of casualties in one incident across the uptake in bad turban attacks in the restive region.
Ibrahim also announced that the ministry arrested a three-member "terrorist cell" allegedly responsible for the failed attempt
Curses! Foiled again!
on his own life in September.
Back in mid-August, Ibrahim gave the green light to the raids by police to clear Islamist-led protest sites in Cairo and Giza that left hundreds dead and thousands injured.
Numerous cop shoppes were attacked across the country in the immediate aftermath of the bloody crackdown on pro-Morsi sit-ins. More than 100 members of the security forces were killed in ensuing violence.
The restive Sinai Peninsula, bordering Israel and the Paleostinian Gazoo Strip, has witnessed a pronounced spike in bad turban attacks on police personnel and property following the crackdown on Morsi supporters.
The most recent attack targeted an army convoy carrying off-duty soldiers on the road between Al-Arish and Rafah on Wednesday, killing 11 and injuring 37.
Egypt's army previously announced it had killed around 100 bad turbans, including imported muscle, in operations against increased militancy in the region.
Egypt's elected Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, himself a leader in the Moslem Brüderbund, was ousted by the military 3 July following mass protests against his rule.