President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared a three-month state of emergency in Egypt following twin church bombings that killed dozens of people in two cities on Sunday.

Sisi announced the “state of emergency for three months” in a defiant speech at the presidential palace after a meeting of the national defence council.

ISIL terrorist group had claimed responsibility for the church bombings in the Nile Delta cities of Alexandria and Tanta in which at least 44 people were killed.

Sisi said that states that are supporting terrorism must be called to account. “The states that are supporting terrorism must be brought to account,” he said.

The president pointed out that the security services boosted their activities to persecute the criminals adding that the Egyptian people are able to defeat terrorism.

Sisi also called on media to cover emergency situations in Egypt responsibly without inflicting pain on people.

Source: AFP