CAIRO - Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has declared a state of emergency for three months after two suicide bombings killed scores of Christians in two church attacks on Palm Sunday. El-Sissi accused countries he didn't name of fuelling instability in Egypt, saying that "Egyptians have foiled plots and efforts by countries and fascist, terrorist organisations that tried to control Egypt." The army chief-turned-president hasn't detailed the legal measures needed to declare the state of emergency but according to the Egyptian constitution, the parliament majority must vote in favour of the state of emergency. Meanwhile, Israeli security officials advised Israeli tourists in the neighbouring Sinai peninsula in Egypt to return home immediately. The order recommends that all Israeli tourists in the popular Sinai tourist destination return home immediately.

Source: Bangkok Post April 09, 2017 19:45 UTC