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Explosion in Egypt

24-12-2013 10:57 AM


Ammon News - AMMONNEWS and Agencies- A senior official at the Ministry of Health in Egypt stated that 14 people were killed and 103 others injured in the early hours Tuesday morning due to a car bomb explosion near the building of the Security Directorate in the city of Mansoura Dakahlia / 126 km north of Cairo / .

And the relocation of " Egypt " of the Egyptian television for the official head of the central administration of the urgent and critical care at the Ministry of Health Khaled Al-Khatib as saying that there are cases of emergency and critical among the injured.

A source at the Ministry of Health , told Deutsche Presse-Agentur (d . B . A) that most of the injured were from the security forces.

A security source said that two of the Directorate of the Office of the Director of Security were killed in the incident, and security chief Maj. Gen. Sami Dakahlia Mihi and director of the Investigation Directorate were also injured in the blast .

The source explained that the car bomb was not by any person , which means the car bomb was on timer or remote control with the possibility of another bombing by an explosive device within the premises of the Directorate , which led to cracking directorate building and raising fears of a collapse of the whole building , in addition to building next door which was damaged significantly.

He added that parts of the neighboring buildings collapsed and cracked, as well as several cars received damage , either as a result of the explosion or as a result of the collapse of parts of the buildings on it.

For its part , the presidency announced the death of the victims of the incident, and declairing those involved in the blast as " terrorists " , stressing that " such terrorist operations over the state determined to root out terrorism from all over the country , and determined to implement the map of the future and will of the Egyptian people ."

The Presidency pledged in a statement " to strike terrorism with an iron fist retribution for the martyrs and invalids this vile terrorist incident , and confirms that it will not allow terrorism to black and those who support it disables the benefits MAP future and stand in front of the will of the Egyptian people."

The Egyptian Prime Minister condemned the bombing which he described as “an act of terrorism, the ugly ." He said in remarks to the channel "Online . T . In " the space that the purpose of the bombing is to " terrorize the people" to prevent the completion of the roadmap .

Beblawi confirmed that “the state will not fail to pursue criminals and fight them.




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