Just got awoken from a huge Explosion in Cairo Egypt

Be safe!

Stay safe my friend

Be safe, believe in God, but
Stay low
Run fast
Make a hard target

Actually Hillary and Obama have left a very bad taste in the Egyptian's mouths. They have great disdain for the United States because we put the Muslim Brotherhood in power there.

Great post - always BEWARE. Sometimes it's hard not to go with the official story, since, as humans, I believe most of us are trusting individuals. However, once awake, there is no more trust. TRUST YOUR GUT!

Most pathetic comment of the morning. Are you drunk? Obviously immature. It's not in the least bit funny either Broski!

EU/UN/NATO = evil. No telling what they are doing because they don't even know.

Hope all is well, Bes.

maybe for some people.

For me, you have my renewed prayers and we will certainly be discussing this in church tomorrow and today with our Egyptian friends.

Do stay safe. Get some sleep.

very much so.

both of them.

what I'm about to write is kind of meaningless but.. I am right *now* watching a mini documentary about an exploded Egytian Pyramid then I log in to GLP and see this thread.

[link to www.nbcnews.com]

Embassys sure are a dangerous place to work man :/

Does Anyone have a possible reason why the italian one was the target?

might be linked to Renzi having expressed will to send some italian and/or EU/NATO troops in Lybia with coordination with egyptian army; maybe??
be safe Bes Maat!

purely guessing - Italy has been targeted with the many people swarming to get in - maybe this is the same thing by different means.

what agenda are you insinuating, bro?

Thank you all for your very supporting comments. I'm fine, I was out til now and all is normal as usual. The bombing was thankfully at a time where there's nobody out yet, so still just 1 dead and that has to be driver of the car with the bomb and 10 injuries, 3 of them police.

The windows of the Cairo Museum were also shattered, but not other damage. The building of the Italian CONSULATE, NOT EMBASSY (as someone here wrote, there's a difference), is damaged on the outside and the entrance. Italians said no casualties on their side and they're not intimidated by this attack.

Lots of rumors of course, nobody claimed the attack yet, I'm not going to report the rumors, I will see if there's a official statement of some sort in the news in a while and post again. Here's some links with news stories for now.


[link to english.ahram.org.eg]

The explosion badly damaged the consulate, known to be closed Fridays and Saturdays, at around 6:25am CMT. The area is usually busier during working days as the timing of the explosion may have limited the number of casualties.

The consulate's entrance on Al-Galaa Street as well as its facade were destroyed. A water pipe on Al-Galaa and 26th of July streets was also damaged, causing water to flow. Neighbouring buildings have also suffered some damage, according to residents.

Windows of buildings located a few hundred meters away from the location of the explosion have also been reportedly shattered including that of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square and the Press Syndicate in downtown's Abdel-Khaleq Tharwat.

Preliminary investigations show that the explosive-laden vehicle parked outside the Italian Consulate before going off. According to health ministry spokesperson Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar, ten people have been injured.

Sixth of October Bridge, which crosses over the consulate, was briefly sealed off in both directions. Al-Galaa Street, where the explosion occurred, was also closed.

Windows of Egyptian Museum broken from consulate explosion

Mostafa Amin, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, told Ahram Online that the windows of the first and second floors of the museum were broken from the blast, but that all the museum's showcases and treasured artefacts are safe and sound.

He said that the broken windows would be removed and replaced today.
[link to english.ahram.org.eg]

You have a higher chance to get killed on the way to the airport than in a plane crash and you could get struck by lighting before by accident being near a bomb or terrorist incident in Cairo. If you want to visit to see the Pyramids, Nile cruise and Red Sea Holiday, you are very safe, believe me. Go to places where tourists/foreigners/expat have online forums or on facebook and they will tell you from the ground how things are.
Hope to welcome you soon :)

TOM - I'm ok, I was just really shocked when I got woken up by this big blast, you can imagine my heart was racing, then trying to find out what it was, after posting in here a while and I was calm except for being really angry at those a**holes I had another 2 1/2 hours of sleep before I had to go out for a weekly gathering with friends. We're all pissed off at it and we all speculate what this Italian Consulate bombing was all about.

Last Edited by Bes Maat on 07/11/2015 10:14 AM

I was worrying you didn't get enough sleep. Did you manage to get your head down and grab another hour or two?

Cairo is a shit hole. were you born there or do you work there? why in the hell are you there?

I'm ready to have a little afternoon siesta, thanks

Which 'shithole' were you born in and living in right now? Seriously, that is what you have to come into my thread for to talk bad about my city and country? I guess you visited once and went to Bulaq or Shobra and have no clue how beautiful parts there are in Cairo

I heard about terrorists attacks in North Africa.

I feel safe. This bullshit is meant to damage the tourism industry upon which many of us depend. Show your support by visiting in droves. It is safe and you will find astounding beauty.

Hey... There are nice parts of Shubra. Be Safe.

This is one of the threads that makes you love GLP! The cooperation and respect to different peoples in this thread, all working to figure out the truth in this world of lies and corruption! I hope none of the troll tards don't ruin the karma of this thread! 5 stars for you Egypt!!!!!

Safety and Shalom to you and yours Bes...as always.