Egypt To Pass New 'anti-terrorism' Law: Ministers

Publisher:
Wochit
Publication Date:
2 April 2014
Tags:
Egypt, Governance

Senior Egyptian ministers said they would pass legislation on Thursday "connected to confronting terrorism", in a statement released hours after three explosions killed two people in Cairo. The statement from a high-level security committee including the prime minister and ministers of defense and interior, did not go into further details on the contents of the law. It said the bill would be presented to the cabinet for approval.

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