Egypt: Car Blast Leaves 20 Dead
A car blast outside a medical institute in Egypt’s capital has left 20 people dead and 47 others injured.
The explosion took place in the early hours of Monday, 5 August, outside the National Cancer Institute in central Cairo.
According to Egypt’s interior ministry, a car containing explosives was seen driving in the wrong direction, before it ultimately collided with three other vehicles outside the institute, causing the explosives inside to detonate.
Medical personnel attended to the injured at the scene of the blast. Four of the injured currently remain in intensive care due to suffering “several burns of varying degrees.”
Additionally, 78 patients were evacuated from the institute and transferred to other hospitals.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi condemned the attack: “The Egyptian state is determined to confront acts of terrorism and uproot them, with all its institutions.”
The interior ministry claims that Hasm – a violent wing of the outlawed Islamist Muslim Brotherhood group – is responsible for the attack, and that a member has been arrested in connection with the blast.
However, conclusive evidence supporting these statements has not yet been revealed.
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