When I heard of two car bombs in Cairo and Sinai yesterday I was not thinking anything in particular besides "Welcome to Africa". Seems like the IS or State of Sinai (that's how they call themselves here) has targeted some high-valued politicians yesterday, among the chief prosecutor against the Muslim brotherhood.
Anyway, in the foreshadowing of some bigger protests coming up today (30th June, Muslim brotherhood revolution, that's revolution number #2), the government announced yesterday that they declare today as public holiday. That's like a 6 hour notice up-front. Well, I take that without asking the deeper motivation ...(probably to keep people at home today and off the streets rather than travelling to work and clashing with more insurgents and troublemakers). Heavy police present and tanks have been spotted already tonight in Cairo.
On my way back from the Company Iftar yesterday in the Mövenpick Hotel we drove past an not-ending convoy of APCs and MRAPs heading from the central security forces camp next to our area towards Cairo downtown. Either they gonna invade Israel again or shit is going to get serious today.
Like on all of those lockdown days, I will watch the world burn from the rooftop with some cold beer and some bacon on the barbie.
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