Large Explosion Hits Central Cairo

BBC ^ | Friday, January 25, 2014

[kristinn]

There has been a large explosion in the Egyptian capital Cairo, near the city's police headquarters, state TV reports.

There are reports of casualties. The AFP news agency has reported one person has been killed.

Eyewitnesses speak of smoke rising over the city centre, and there are reports of gunfire after the blast. It is unclear what caused the explosion.

[SJackson]

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[kristinn]

Update via AP

Three bombings hit high-profile areas around Cairo on Friday, including a suicide car bomber who struck the city's police headquarters, killing five people in the first major attack on the Egyptian capital as insurgents step up a campaign of violence following the ouster of the Islamist president.

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[Old Sarge]

Multiple attacks reported.

First attack at Cairo Police HQ. Suicide VBIED detonates, followed by drive-by shootings. Five dead, 47 injured.

Second attack at metro station in Cairo, targeting police vehicles. One dead, eight injured.

Third attack at the Pyramids. Also a police station, no reports of casualties.

From the article: “The attacks come a day before the three-year anniversary of the 18-day uprising against Morsi’s predecessor president Hosni Mubarak, which began on January 25, 2011, a date also known as Police Day.”

[CreviceTool]

“What difference at this point does it make? It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again.”

[RipSawyer]

“Sure that could be it but ... what difference does it make!?!”
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Hmmm, possibly a change of axis from vertical to horizontal?

[AppyPappy]

Dam Lutherans

[Rebelbase]

Those young muslims, they blow up so fast.

[Rebelbase]

More Obama foreign policy success.

[devolve]

,,,but you can keep your doctor…

[PapaBear3625]

I think if radical imans started turning up dead after each incident, things might calm down.

[JoyjoyfromNJ]

“Those young muslims, they blow up so fast.”

I love that line!

[hal ogen]

Thank Goodness we traveled to Egypt several years ago. May God speed the Egyptisans in killing the violent moozlum subhumans.

[holden]

Oops, no new video on the horizon! The same video--that "we" had nothing to do with--will have to be pressed in service yet again.

HF

[kristinn]

Fourth bombing today in Cairo just occurred.

Via Twitter:

Breaking :- One killed in a fourth explosion - in Haram Street, Giza Cairo near Radobis cinema #Egypt

[kristinn]

More via Twitter:

According to a police official on TV, the 4th blast outside a movie theater was targeting a police convoy supposed to take that road.

[BuckeyeTexan]

What difference, at this point, does it make?!?!

[livius]

This is a serious on-going attack. I wonder if it’s also connected to the announcement of a new trial date for Morsi.

[Batman11]

“Those young muslims, they blow up so fast.”

Ha! That’s Post of the Day material right there!

[dforest]

There was an article somewhere around here a couple weeks ago where Egypt was saying that the O admin was meddling for the Brotherhood.

[b4its2late]

I’m sure it’s nothing more than a reaction to a video some moslem hater posted on you tube.