Terrorist bombing in central Cairo.

(Baonghean.vn) - On Tuesday evening, October 14th, a bombing occurred in the center of Cairo, Egypt, injuring at least 12 people.

Minutes before midnight, an explosion occurred near a courthouse and a subway station in a neighborhood that was quite busy at the time. A senior Interior Ministry official appeared on national television stating that it was a terrorist bombing. According to a police officer at the scene, the attack "targeted several police officers present at the scene."

The scene of the bombing in Cairo.

Following the military coup that overthrew and arrested President Mohamed Morsi on July 3, 2013, Egypt became the stage for numerous terrorist attacks targeting security forces, although most methods used were rather crude and not highly lethal. However, a few attacks resulted in the deaths of many police officers and soldiers – the casualty count sometimes reaching hundreds.

Most of these attacks were claimed by two jihadist terrorist groups, Ajnad Misr and Ansar Beit al-Maqdess. Notably, Ansar Beit al-Maqdess has claimed links to al Qaeda and recently expressed support for the Islamic State (IS).

These organizations claim this is retaliation for the current government's bloody crackdown on supporters of the ousted President Morsi. The most brutally persecuted group is the Muslim Brotherhood, with which he had close ties and which has won every election since Hosni Mubarak was overthrown in 2011.

Reishi Mushroom(According to Le Monde)