ALBAWABA- Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced on Sunday, July 20, that it successfully foiled a major terrorist plot by the Hasm movement, the armed wing of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, aimed at targeting key security and economic facilities across the country.
The operation followed intelligence gathered by the National Security Agency, which uncovered detailed plans for renewed attacks by Hasm operatives, some of whom were coordinating from abroad.
According to the ministry’s statement, one fugitive member had illegally infiltrated Egypt from a neighboring country to execute the plan. Security forces traced the operative to a hideout in the Boulaq al-Dakrour district of Giza, where he was residing with another Hasm member in preparation for the attack.
When the security team moved in, the suspects opened fire indiscriminately, prompting a gun battle. Both operatives were killed during the exchange. A civilian passerby was fatally wounded, and one officer was injured while attempting to rescue the injured citizen.
The ministry revealed that Hasm had produced and circulated a video showing members training in a desert area outside Egypt, vowing to carry out attacks inside the country. The National Security Agency was able to track the plot back to several high-ranking leaders of the group.
Among them was Yahya al-Sayed Ibrahim Muhammad Musa, one of Hasm’s founding figures and the mastermind behind its military operations. Other key operatives named included Mohamed Rafiq Ibrahim Manaa, who had previously been sentenced to life imprisonment for attempting to assassinate prominent individuals and for forging official documents, and Alaa Ali Ali Al-Samahi, who was also convicted in several terror-related cases.
Additional individuals identified included Mohamed Abdel-Hafiz Abdullah Abdel-Hafiz and Ali Mahmoud Mohamed Abdel-Wanis, both with known links to earlier assassination attempts.
The infiltrator, Ahmed Mohamed Abdel-Razeq Ahmed Ghoneim, was tracked to the Giza apartment where he was plotting the attack with Ihab Abdel Latif Mohamed Abdel Qader.
The Interior Ministry said the discovery of their hideout and the successful neutralization of the threat underscores the ongoing vigilance and effectiveness of Egypt’s security forces in confronting internal threats.
It added that the operation is a reminder of the continued danger posed by foreign-based extremist networks and the importance of coordinated counterterrorism efforts to protect national stability.
