The accused also face charges of attempted murder of three judges in al-Areesh and the murder of two judges, four policemen and one civilian. The suspects also face accusations of targeting army forces in al-Areesh using a car bomb. The accused belong to the Islamic State-affiliated Sinai Province that operates in North Sinai. Most notably, investigations revealed that they attempted to assassinate Sisi twice, once in the Saudi city of Mecca and once in Cairo. While attacks largely have been limited to non-civilian targets, analysts consider militants’ tactics to have changed in the recent period.

Source: Egypt Independent February 07, 2018 09:33 UTC