Presidential hopeful and former Military Chief revealed on Monday that two attempts were made on his life, confirming earlier reports of plots to kill the man largely responsible for the ouster of deposed President Mohamed Morsi. In what was his first television interview, held jointly on CBC and ONTv, Sisi said there were “two attempts to assassinate me. I believe in fate and I am not afraid.” Sisi also vowed that if he is elected President, the Muslim Brotherhood would no longer exist. “Egyptians reject reconciliation with the Muslim Brotherhood,” declared Sisi when asked about the banned Islamist group, adding that the group is affiliated to violent extremists. “It is not me that ended the Muslim Brotherhood. You, Egyptians, are the ones who ended it,” added Sisi. Sisi added that Khairat El-Shater, Deputy Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, “threatened on June 23, 2013, that fighters from Libya, Syria and Afghanistan would enter Egypt if anything were to happen to [deposed President] Morsi.” While the former Military Chief is seen as the man who toppled Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood, he said that it was not his intention to take power…
Egypt’s Sisi faced assassination attempts, vows to end the Muslim Brotherhood
May 6, 2014
