Egyptian govt spokesman describes Muslim Brotherhood as 'terrorist' group

Published time: December 24, 2013 02:14
Edited time: December 24, 2013 06:06 

People walk around a damaged shop after an explosion at a security building in Mansoura city, the capital of Dakahlyia Governorate, about 120 km (75 miles) northeast of Cairo, December 24, 2013. (Reuters / Stringer

Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem Al Beblawi condemned explosions early Tuesday at a police headquarters in Mansoura that killed at least 14 as an act of terrorism, vowing to “pursue the criminals who executed, planned and supported that attack.”
Meanwhile, Cabinet spokesman Sherif Shawki pointed at the Muslim Brotherhood as responsible for the bombing, saying the Islamist group revealed its "ugly face as a terrorist organization shedding blood and messing with Egypt's security,” according to Middle East News Agency.
Beblawi would not go as far as Shawki, refusing to confirm any official terrorist designation for the Muslim Brotherhood, Al-Ahram reported. He did say the attack was meant to disrupt a path to democratic rule following former President Mohamed Morsi’s ouster by the military in July.
“This is an act of terrorism that aims at frightening the people and obstructing the road map. The black hands behind this act want to destroy the future of our country,” Beblawi told Egyptian satellite channel ONTV.
“The state will do its utmost to pursue the criminals who executed, planned and supported that attack."

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