Terrorists who carried out the recent attack outside the Italian Consulate in downtown Cairo last Saturday proved to be very stupid. The attack was carried out in the morning during the holy month of Ramadan when most of the Egyptians sleep late. The streets were apparently empty and the casualties were very limited.
What were the terrorists aiming to achieve by the attack? It was unsuccessful attack by all measures. The explosion killed one civilian and 10 others were injured in the blast.
Some people claim that the attack comes to fulfill the promise of ISIS to attack Rome. However, they should have attacked the Italian embassy. Don’t they know where it is located, or do they fear security forces securing the place? Do the terrorists aim to destroy the good relationships between Egypt and Italy? If so, they have completely failed, since Italy has sent its foreign minister to announce the support of the Italian government to Egypt in her war against terrorism.
The Italian prime minister announced to Al-Jazira Qatari TV that he does appreciate the Egyptian president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and will support him for peace in the region. He had repeated the same speech in a telephone call with the Egyptian president after the terrorist attack.
Long live Egypt and down all terrorists and lousy media.
