Egypt's Sisi declares three-month state of emergency

 

Egypts Sisi declares three-month state of emergency
Egypt's special forces members take position at after an attack by a suicide bomber in front of a church in Alexandria, Egypt, April 9, 2017.

Cairo - Under the country's constitution, Sisi will have to put the measure before parliament

By AFP

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Published: Sun 9 Apr 2017, 11:34 PM

Last updated: Mon 10 Apr 2017, 1:38 AM

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared a three-month state of emergency in Egypt following twin church bombings that killed dozens of people in two cities on Sunday.
Under the country's constitution, Sisi will have to put the measure before parliament, which is stacked with his supporters, for approval within a week.
Sisi announced the "state of emergency for three months" in a defiant speech at the presidential palace after a meeting of the national defence council.
The Islamic State group had claimed responsibility for the church bombings in the Nile Delta cities of Alexandria and Tanta in which at least 44 people were killed.


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