[Al Ahram] The Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim said on Tuesday that "90 percent" of those responsible for the bomb attack in the city of Mansoura last week have been arrested. The minister said at a press conference that the details will be announced once all the perpetrators have been arrested. No further details on the arrests were given.A bomb exploded last week in Mansoura, a city north of Cairo, leaving 16 people dead and more than 135 injured. The blast caused substantial damage to the regional Security Directorate and other nearby buildings.
Sinai's Ansar Bayt Al-Maqadis, an Al-Qaeda-inspired Islamist militant group, claimed responsibility for the attack. However, Egypt's interim government has blamed the Muslim Brotherhood, although the Brotherhood has
On Wednesday, the government declared the Brotherhood a "terrorist" organisation, detailing prison sentences for those who associate with the group.
The Brotherhood issued a statement on Monday slamming the Egyptian government.
"The Muslim Brotherhood is innocent of this crime and the coup's cabinet is made up of a group of lying conspirators," read the statement, published on its official Facebook page.