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| Africa North |
| IS claims Italian consulate attack |
| 2015-07-13 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... grabbed credit for a car kaboom at the Italian consulate in central Cairo on Saturday, in an escalation of violence that suggests holy warriors are opening a new front against foreigners in Egypt. "Through God's blessing, Islamic State soldiers were able to detonate a parked boom-mobile carrying 450 kg of kaboom on the headquarters of the Italian consulate in central Cairo," the group said on a website that carries its statements. "We recommend that Moslems stay clear of these security dens because they are legitimate targets for the mujahideen's strikes." Until now, Islamic State supporters in Egypt had not set their sights on Western targets, focusing instead on security forces. A health ministry front man said one Egyptian civilian was killed and 10 maimed. State news agency MENA separately said two coppers were among the maimed. The blast heavily damaged the consulate, shook other buildings downtown and could be heard in several surrounding neighborhoods. Italia's Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said there were no Italian victims in the blast. "Italia will not be intimidated," he added on Twitter. Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb said the country was at war and urged the world to unite against terrorism after the attack, a state-run newspaper reported. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former army chief elected mostly on promises he would deliver stability, has said militancy poses an existential threat to Egypt, other Arab states and the West. |
| Posted by:Fred |