April 2005 Cairo terrorist attacks

Three related attacks took place in Cairo, Egypt, on 7 and 30 April 2005. While the first killed three bystanders, the latter two incidents are generally considered to have been minor, in that they caused no loss of life other than those of the perpetrators and appear not to have been planned.[citation needed] Neither sophisticated methods nor sophisticated materials were used in the incidents, and the Egyptian authorities have consistently described the attacks as "primitive. Quotes All indications are that this was a very basic bomb. an Egyptian security said I don’t think this will affect the coming elections in September but if the Egyptian government uses this as a cause to prevent demonstrations and force emergency laws and immobilise presidential candidates, this might lead to predictions that the explosion will hinder the democratic reform process. said Hasan Nafaa External link