| December 2013 Mansoura bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Post-coup unrest in Egypt | |
 Location of Dakahlia Governorate in Egypt | |
| Location | Mansoura, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt |
| Date | 24 December 2013 1:10 am EST (UTC+02:00) |
| Target | Mansoura security directorate building |
Attack type | Suicide-car bombing |
| Weapons | Improvised explosive device |
| Deaths | 16 |
| Injured | 150 |
The December 2013 Mansoura bombing occurred on the morning of Tuesday, 24 December 2013 in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura in Egypt.[1] The target was the city's security directorate building that was partially collapsed after the attack. At least 16 people were killed, mostly policemen, while more than a hundred were injured, according to the Ministry of Interior.[2][3][4] No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing but Prime Minister Hazem Al Beblawi, on behalf of the interim government, was quick to blame the Muslim Brotherhood of being behind the attack, labeling it a "terrorist organization" for the first time since the ouster of Mohamed Morsi on 3 July earlier this year.[5][6][7] Egyptian authorities also stated that the militants received logistical support from Hamas.[8] Ansar Bait al-Maqdis, an Al-Qaeda-linked group in the Sinai Peninsula, released an online statement claiming responsibility for the blast but the government sounded determined that the Muslim Brotherhood was behind it and intensified its crackdown on the organization.[9][10] The incident is now widely believed by many to be a turning point in the nation's history as the future of both the Islamists and Egypt's stability remain shadowed and unclear with several violent clashes and other bombings taking place across the country following its ban.[11][12]
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- ^ "A series of bombing threatens Egypt's future as a constitutional state". The Washington Times. 28 December 2013.