December 24, 2013 | Quote
Egypt Police HQ Explosion: Spokesman Blames Muslim Brotherhood
Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood has been called a terrorist group by a spokesman for Egypt's cabinet, according to a state-run news agency, after the group was blamed for an explosion at a police headquarters 80 miles (130km) north of Cairo that killed at least 14 people early on Tuesday morning.
The Muslim Brotherhood immediately condemned the attack, and said the government was trying to exploit the deaths in order to smear the group.
Over 100 were injured in the blast in Mansoura, Egypt's third city, including the area's police chief, according to the governor of the local province. State television said it was the largest attack in the city's history, and anonymous security officials told state media it had been caused by two car bombs.
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“The tactic and size of the explosion is reminiscent of previous attacks by Ansar Beit al-Maqdis,” said David Barnett, a research associate the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, who has been documenting all recent attacks. “Ansar Beit al-Maqdis has used car bombings in a number of its attacks both outside of North Sinai [on 5 September and 19 October] as well as in North Sinai [on 20 November]. Relatedly, in recent months we have seen a greater number of high profile attacks, which suggests an increase in both capability and experience for those responsible.”