Al Eqab Al Thawry (Revolutionary punishment) movement claimed responsibility for the bombing that targeted police ambush in Fayoum on Thursday, media reported. The group said in a statement Saturday that the explosion destroyed a large number of vehicles and equipment possessed by the security forces and injured a number of police forces stationed in the ambush. It claimed that Fayoum Security Directorate has not revealed the news because of the large losses in the ranks of the police. The movement said that the attack is to ‘welcome' the new Security Director Younis Al Gaher. It threatened to escalate its activities against the Egyptian state and its institutions during the coming period.
