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BOMBSHELL: China and America already at war: Tianjin explosion carried out by Pentagon space weapon in retaliation for Yuan currency devaluation... Military helicopters now patrolling Beijing

Monday, August 17, 2015
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger

(NaturalNews) EXCLUSIVE: Mainland Chinese dissidents have handed Natural News the following bombshell story. (Two minor updates / corrections are now included in this story, see below.)

The Tianjin explosion was waged as an act of "kinetic retaliation" by the Pentagon in response to China's currency war Yuan devaluation, according to dissident sources from mainland China. The Chinese government has put in place unprecedented secrecy surrounding the mysterious explosion, and aggressive police state tactics are now being invoked to control the flow of information surrounding this event.

"Last week's explosions sent massive fireballs into the sky and hurled burning debris across the industrial area at the world's 10th-largest port, burning out buildings and shattering windows kilometres away," reports the Daily Mail UK.

The Chinese government's official explanation for the explosion, which has now killed 114 people, is a complete whitewash. China is going to declare regional martial law in the next 18 days, Natural News has learned, in order to exercise total control over the movement of people and information. The government has banned reporters from entering the area and has begun arresting bloggers who promote what the government calls "conspiracy theories" regarding the cause of the massive explosion.

China has blacked out reporting on Tianjin in exactly the same way the U.S. media blacked out reporting on Dr. William Thompson, the CDC whistleblower who admitted the CDC buried evidence linking vaccines to autism. In both China and the United States, when the government doesn't want the citizens to know something, it censors the story across the entire state-run media, invoking "information totalitarianism."

Both before and after the massive explosion, the Chinese government has been flying "black helicopters" in formation across Beijing. (Update: Previously, this article stated the helicopters began flying after the explosion, but we have been corrected on this point, as helicopters were witnessed in the sky in the days before the explosion as well.) Chinese dissidents took numerous photos of these helicopters and were able to deliver these exclusive pictures to Natural News:

A warning shot from the United States: Don't crash the dollar or sell our debt

Chinese dissidents have told Natural News they have reason to believe the attack on Tianjin is a warning shot from the United States, which is terrified that China is on the verge of announcing its own gold-backed currency while declaring a fire sale on U.S. debt holdings.

The actions would collapse the U.S. dollar and destroy the U.S. economy, sending the United States into economic freefall. The "Rod of God" weapon deployment by the U.S. Pentagon, we're told, was America's "shot across the bow" to send a powerful warning message to China while disguising the attack as a domestic chemical explosion.

Timeline of events: China devalues currency, then Pentagon strikes in mere hours

Consider the calendar of events in all this:

August 11, 2015: China devalues the Yuan by 1.9%, sending "shockwaves" around the world and setting off a "devastating" impact to the U.S. economy.

August 12, 2015: Tianjin struck by Pentagon's secret "Rod of God" weapon, a space-based top-secret kinetic weapon that can be dropped from high orbit to strike almost any land-based target. The weapon instantly destroys six city blocks on the edge of the city of Tianjin, sending a message to China that's eerily similar to the message sent by the United States in the dropping of the world's first atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II. (Yes, the USA is willing to drop weapons of mass destruction on civilian populations. It has already done it twice!)

(For those following the Shemitah, the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan also occurred during a Shemitah year, in the month of august, 1945, exactly 70 years ago. This is precisely TEN Shemitah cycles ago, or what might be called a "deca-Shemitah.")

August 16, 2015: Obama issues stern warning "...about the presence of Chinese government agents operating secretly in the United States," reports The New York Times. "And it comes at a time of growing tension between Washington and Beijing on a number of issues: from the computer theft of millions of government personnel files that American officials suspect was directed by China, to China's crackdown on civil liberties, to the devaluation of its currency."

The Pentagon's secret space-based weapons

The "Rod of God" weapon consists primarily of a kinetic weapon arriving with unimaginable kinetic energy... more than a small tactical nuclear weapon, in fact, giving it the appearance of a tactical nuke.

U.S. websites are now speculating that the Tianjin explosion was a U.S. space-based weapons test involving a "Rod of God" weapon dropped from orbit. "The [resulting] lake [crater] in China proves a 5 kiloton blast, possibly nuclear or possibly from a space based 'rod from God' (pictured to the left) weapon [was] deployed by the space plane," says The Unhived Mind.

"After looking through the images of the soviet nuclear tests, the new lake in China appears to have been made by a slightly sub surface burst of at least a 5 kiloton nuclear bomb... This was NOT an accident and the fracture pattern around the crater proves a sub ground burst. If it was a sub ground burst, then a small nuclear weapon is the biggest possibility because once a nuke has to push dirt, the blinding flash will not happen. A slightly subsurface detonation would explain why camera sensors did not get strange artifacts. And if it was not a nuke, it was something else incredibly huge, but not a fuel air bomb because fuel air bombs will not leave craters."

Space-based kinetic weapons "dropped" onto targets are explained by Popular Science in this article from 2004:

When instructed from the ground, the targeting satellite commands its partner to drop one of its darts. The guided rods enter the atmosphere, protected by a thermal coating, traveling at 36,000 feet per second--comparable to the speed of a meteor. The result: complete devastation of the target, even if it's buried deep underground.

"When required these projectiles can be commanded to dive, singly or en masse, at targets on the Earth's surface, smashing into the victim at orbital speed. As the projectile's kinetic energy is released, the blast would be equivalent to a large conventional bomb," explains Armaghplanet.com.

China to declare martial law as total control of information and people kicks into high gear

Martial law will be declared across Beijing in the coming days, dissidents have told Natural News. Meanwhile, the Chinese government -- which runs a massive state-controlled firewall that snoops into all internet traffic and blocks VPN access -- has added "Tianjin" as a red flag keyword to its internet traffic filtering.

Local police raids have already begun at the locations of bloggers and independent journalists who have attempted to report true stories on what really happened at Tianjin. The Chinese government is engaged in a total cover-up.

Natural News has learned that the Chinese government is now setting up roadside checkpoints near and around both Tianjin and Beijing. Additional security measures now in place to control the movement of people include:

• All hotels are reporting details of visitors to the government, including passport numbers, nationalities, names and phone calls made from the rooms.

• Tourists who don't stay in hotels are now required to register with local police or risk arrest. The Chinese government has mandated that it must know the location of every person at all times.

• Red armbands are now being worn by workers to indicate they are serving as Stasi-like obedient police snitches. The red armbands indicate total obedience to the government, and the workers wearing them have all been trained in how to spot dissident behavior. It's China's version of "If you see something, say something" just as was pushed in the United States.

• In preparation for China's Sep. 3 celebration for the defeat of Japanese occupation -- it's the 70th anniversary -- China has banned Japanese writing in most of its large cities. Government propaganda runs 24/7, condemning the Japanese and the horrifying war crimes committed by Japanese soldiers against China. (It's true, the Japanese committed unimaginable atrocities such as mass-raping women and then chopping them into pieces with machetes to destroy the "evidence.")

• Helicopter patrols are now routinely witnessed across Beijing and Tianjin, where military choppers are flying in formation as a show of strength.

• Massive populations of laborers are now living in underground dwellings, underneath the clean, high-tech buildings of Beijing that seem like world-class architectural achievements. (Update: Previously, this story stated "underground cities" but we have been corrected on this point and have updated the description to "underground dwellings." Essentially, they are below-ground mass housing basements.)

If this war escalates, it could unleash a global currency war of attrition

If this covert war between China and the United States continues to escalate, it would ultimately devastate the economies of both nations. Both China and the USA are currently experiencing shockwaves in their stock markets as bubble economies built on debt begin to unravel.

In these times of shaky financial foundations, it doesn't take much to topple public faith and unleash a mass exodus away from currencies and markets. It's also clear that the United States considers currency games to be acts of war while justifying "kinetic responses" to such events.

This is all fully aligned with the government policies set in motion by President Obama in 2011. "Washington will to [sic] consider using conventional weaponry in response to a cyber-attack on the United States, according a new US strategy," reported The Telegraph:

The White House's strategy statement on cybersecurity said the United States "will respond to hostile acts in cyberspace as we would to any other threat to our country".

"We reserve the right to use all necessary means – diplomatic, informational, military, and economic – as appropriate and consistent with applicable international law, in order to defend our nation, our allies, our partners and our interests," the May 16 document said.

Pentagon spokesman Colonel Dave Lapan confirmed that the White House policy did not rule out a military response to a cyber-attack.

Even further, Henry Kissinger had the following to say about U.S. China relations, as quoted from his website HenryAKissinger.com, in an article entitled The Future of U.S. - Chinese Relations; Conflict Is a Choice, Not a Necessity:

Just as Chinese influence in surrounding countries may spur fears of dominance, so efforts to pursue traditional American national interests can be perceived as a form of military encirclement. Both sides must understand the nuances by which apparently traditional and apparently reasonable courses can evoke the deepest worries of the other. They should seek together to define the sphere in which their peaceful competition is circumscribed. If that is managed wisely, both military confrontation and domination can be avoided; if not, escalating tension is inevitable.

If the United States defines currency war attacks as "cyber attacks," then we may have just witnessed the first application of that new war doctrine, where electronic "attacks" are met with kinetic responses from the Pentagon.

Let us all hope this doesn't escalate even further, or America will likely find itself on the losing side of any war involving economics, currencies or cyber warfare.

Also see this interview with the Health Ranger on Red List News:
http://redlistnews.com/red-list-news-episode...

Sources for this article include:
http://www.naturalnews.com/046630_CDC_whistl...
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/17/us/politic...
http://theunhivedmind.com/wordpress3/did-the...
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2004-0...
http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/rods-from-g...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/no...
http://www.henryakissinger.com/articles/fa04...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3200...

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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 8/20/2015 10:24:33 AM
	St. Louis police shoot, kill 18-year-old after home search By JIM SALTER4 hours ago ^{Associated Press Videos}Raw: Protesters Gather After St. Louis Shooting Watch video ST. LOUIS (AP) — A black 18-year-old fleeing from officers serving a search warrant at a home in a crime-troubled section of St. Louis was shot and killed Wednesday by police after he pointed a gun at them, the city's police chief said. Related Stories Fresh racial unrest in St. Louis after police shoot black suspect Reuters More racial unrest in St. Louis after police kill black suspect Reuters The Latest on Ferguson: Crowd at protest diminishing Associated Press Police, protesters plan for anniversary of Ferguson shooting Associated Press The Latest on Ferguson: Crowd thins along West Florissant Associated Press The shooting drew protests throughout the day, with many of the roughly 150 people who gathered at the scene Wednesday afternoon questioning the use of deadly force. Some chanted "Black Lives Matter," a mantra used a year ago after the police shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in nearby Ferguson. Later Wednesday, police made nine arrests and used tear gas to clear a street after protesters ignored commands and threw glass bottles and rocks at officers, St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said, adding that officers were also responding to reports of burglaries in the area. At a press conference earlier in the day, Dotson said two suspects fled from the home about noon Wednesday on the city's north side before the 18-year-old turned and pointed a handgun at the officers, who shot him. That suspect, identified later in a statement by police as Mansur Ball-Bey of St. Louis, died at the scene. Police are searching for the second suspect, who they said is believed to be in his mid- to late teens. Both officers, who are white, were unharmed, according to a police report. Dotson said four guns, including the handgun wielded by the dead suspect, and crack cocaine were recovered at or near the home, which last year yielded illegal guns during a police search. View gallery Police stand guard as firefighters extinguish a vacant house that was set on fire during protests fo … A man and woman who were also inside the home were arrested, Dotson said. Police obtained the search warrant because they believed the home harbored suspects in other crimes, Dotson said. Dotson didn't specify which crimes, but he noted that a killing happened on the same street Monday and a nearby market just was riddled by bullets. That area also is near where a 93-year-old veteran who was part of the Tuskegee Airmen — black World War II pilots — was the victim of crimes twice within a few minutes Sunday, being robbed and then having his car stolen. The veteran was unhurt, and his car was found Tuesday blocks from where it was taken. Many of those who gathered Wednesday afternoon voiced anger at police. As police removed their yellow tape that cordoned off the scene, dozens of people converged on the home's front yard, many chanting insults and gesturing obscenely at officers. Several onlookers surrounded individual officers, yelling at them. View gallery A police helicopter illuminates a burning car Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, after it was set ablaze foll … "Another youth down by the hands of police," Dex Dockett, 42, who lives nearby, told a reporter. "What could have been done different to de-escalate rather than escalate? They (police) come in with an us-against-them mentality. You've got to have the right kind of cops to engage in these types of neighborhoods." Another neighborhood resident, Fred Price, skeptical about Dotson's account that the suspect pointed a gun at officers before being mortally wounded. "They provoked the situation," Price, 33, said. "Situations like this make us want to keep the police out of the neighborhood. They're shooting first, then asking questions." SWAT members arrived on the scene later in the afternoon to disperse the crowd after some had thrown water bottles at the officers. On Wednesday night, nine people were arrested and police used tear gas to clear a street after a group of protesters blocked it and threw rocks and bottles at officers, Dotson said at a news conference. View gallery Police in riot gear stand guard as protesters gather Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, in St. Louis. A black … Dotson said police would release video showing that officers gave multiple orders to clear the street and warnings that the tear gas would be used. The chief also said the fire department responded to the area after a car was set on fire. Officers were also continuing to respond to reports of burglaries nearby, he said. Tensions remain high in the St. Louis area after unrest during the anniversary of Brown's death. Brown, who was black and unarmed, was fatally shot by Ferguson officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9, 2014. A St. Louis County grand jury and the U.S. Justice Department declined to charge Wilson, who resigned in November. Wednesday was also the anniversary of the fatal police shooting of Kajieme Powell, who was killed after two St. Louis officers said he came at them with a knife. Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce is still reviewing the case to determine whether lethal force was justified. ___ Associated Press reporter Jim Suhr contributed to this report. View Gallery More racial unrest in St. Louis after police shooting Officers serving a search warrant fatally shoot a black teenager who they say pointed a gun at them. Several protesters arrested
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 8/20/2015 10:53:10 AM
	Report: Groundwater pumping in California has land sinking By SCOTT SMITH10 hours ago This July 23, 2015 photo provided by the California Department of Water Resources shows The Russell Avenue bridge, over the Delta Mendota Canal in Firebaugh, Calif., The drought has caused the bridge to subside until there’s almost no space between bottom of bridge decking and canal water surface. A NASA scientist says in a report released Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 that parts of California’s Central Valley are sinking faster than ever as groundwater is being pumped during the state’s historic drought. (Florence Low/ California Department of Water Resources via AP) FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Vast areas of California's Central Valley are sinking faster than in the past as massive amounts of groundwater are pumped during the historic drought, state officials said Wednesday, citing new research by NASA scientists. The data shows the ground is sinking nearly two inches each month in some places, putting roads, bridges and vital canals that deliver water throughout the state at growing risk of damage. Sinking land has occurred for decades in California because of excessive groundwater pumping during dry years, but the new data shows it is happening faster as the state endures its fourth year of drought. "We are pumping at historic levels," said Mark Cowin, head of the California Department of Water Resources. He added that groundwater levels are dropping to record levels — up to 100 feet lower than previously recorded. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory did the research using images taken over time from satellites and airplanes. California is the nation's leading agriculture state, but drought has put one-fifth more land out of production this year than last year. Gov. Jerry Brown signed historic legislation last year that requires monitoring of groundwater pumping. However, local officials have until 2020 and in some cases until 2022 to write their management plans, so it could take another decade or two before California has a handle on groundwater use, Cowin said. "I don't think we can end overdraft or subsidence overnight," he said. "We do need to take action." Meanwhile, the Department of Water Resources is launching a $10 million program to help counties with stressed groundwater basins to develop or strengthen local ordinances and conservation plans. The NASA data shows land near the city of Corcoran sank 13 inches in eight months, and part of the California Aqueduct dropped eight inches in four months last year. The aqueduct spans hundreds of miles and provides water to million people and about vast areas of farmland. Farmers in the Central California Irrigation District have spent $4.5 million to raise the walls on a canal and intend to pay $2.5 million to raise a bridge above the water. "It's a vivid picture of what subsidence can do," said Christopher White, manager of the district that serves 1,900 farmers, who grow tomatoes, cotton, fruit, almonds and other crops in three counties. Long-term subsidence has already destroyed thousands of public and private groundwater well casings in the San Joaquin Valley. Over time, subsidence can permanently reduce the underground aquifer's water storage capacity. Lester Snow, executive director of the California Water Foundation, which promotes water policy, urged more immediate action. He said state and federal officials should also offer local agencies financial incentives to reduce reliance on groundwater. Investments are also needed in storm water capture during wet winters to offset heavy reliance on groundwater, Snow said. "As long as this continues, we risk further damage to roads, levees and buildings," he said. "There is no time to waste." NASA documents impact of California's drought Groundwater pumping is causing the land to sink nearly 2 inches every month in some locations. 'No time to waste'
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 8/20/2015 11:19:18 AM
	AP Exclusive: UN to let Iran inspect alleged nuke work site By GEORGE JAHN10 hours ago International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors dismantle connections during a 2014 visit to Iran's nuclear power plant in Natanz (AFP Photo/Kazem Ghane) View Gallery VIENNA (AP) — Iran will be allowed to use its own inspectors to investigate a site it has been accused of using to develop nuclear arms, operating under a secret agreement with the U.N. agency that normally carries out such work, according to a document seen by The Associated Press. Related Stories Iran’s Secret Self-Inspections The Wall Street Journal White House 'confident' IAEA can investigate Iran AFP Inspectors So Far Denied Access to Iran’s Scientists The Wall Street Journal Release the Secret Iran Deals The Wall Street Journal Congressional Ire Rekindled Over Iran’s Past Nuclear Record The Wall Street Journal The revelation on Wednesday newly riled Republican lawmakers in the U.S. who have been severely critical of a broader agreement to limit Iran's future nuclear programs, signed by the Obama administration, Iran and five world powers in July. Those critics have complained that the wider deal is unwisely built on trust of the Iranians, while the administration has insisted it depends on reliable inspections. A skeptical House Speaker John Boehner said, "President Obama boasts his deal includes 'unprecedented verification.' He claims it's not built on trust. But the administration's briefings on these side deals have been totally insufficient - and it still isn't clear whether anyone at the White House has seen the final documents." Said House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce: "International inspections should be done by international inspectors. Period." But House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi shrugged off the revelation, saying, "I truly believe in this agreement." The newly disclosed side agreement, for an investigation of the Parchin nuclear site by the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency, is linked to persistent allegations that Iran has worked on atomic weapons. That investigation is part of the overarching nuclear-limits deal. View gallery A Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015 photo from files showing Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, d … Evidence of the inspections concession is sure to increase pressure from U.S. congressional opponents before a Senate vote of disapproval on the overall agreement in early September. If the resolution passes and President Barack Obama vetoes it, opponents would need a two-thirds majority to override it. Even Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, has suggested opponents will likely lose a veto fight, though that was before Wednesday's disclosure. John Cornyn of Texas, the second-ranking Republican senator, said, "Trusting Iran to inspect its own nuclear site and report to the U.N. in an open and transparent way is remarkably naive and incredibly reckless. This revelation only reinforces the deep-seated concerns the American people have about the agreement." The Parchin agreement was worked out between the IAEA and Iran. The United States and the five other world powers were not party to it but were briefed by the IAEA and endorsed it as part of the larger package. On Wednesday, White House National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said the Obama administration was "confident in the agency's technical plans for investigating the possible military dimensions of Iran's former program. ... The IAEA has separately developed the most robust inspection regime ever peacefully negotiated." All IAEA member countries must give the agency some insight into their nuclear programs. Some are required to do no more than give a yearly accounting of the nuclear material they possess. But nations— like Iran — suspected of possible proliferation are under greater scrutiny that can include stringent inspections. View gallery British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (2nd R), U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) and Europea … The agreement in question diverges from normal procedures by allowing Tehran to employ its own experts and equipment in the search for evidence of activities it has consistently denied — trying to develop nuclear weapons. Olli Heinonen, who was in charge of the Iran probe as deputy IAEA director general from 2005 to 2010, said he could think of no similar concession with any other country. The White House has repeatedly denied claims of a secret side deal favorable to Tehran. IAEA chief Yukiya Amano told Republican senators last week that he was obligated to keep the document confidential. Iran has refused access to Parchin for years and has denied any interest in — or work on — nuclear weapons. Based on U.S., Israeli and other intelligence and its own research, the IAEA suspects that the Islamic Republic may have experimented with high-explosive detonators for nuclear arms. The IAEA has cited evidence, based on satellite images, of possible attempts to sanitize the site since the alleged work stopped more than a decade ago. View gallery This Aug. 13, 2004 satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe and the Institute for Science and Intern … The document seen by the AP is a draft that one official familiar with its contents said doesn't differ substantially from the final version. He demanded anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the issue in public. The document is labeled "separate arrangement II," indicating there is another confidential agreement between Iran and the IAEA governing the agency's probe of the nuclear weapons allegations. Iran is to provide agency experts with photos and videos of locations the IAEA says are linked to the alleged weapons work, "taking into account military concerns." That wording suggests that — beyond being barred from physically visiting the site — the agency won't get photo or video information from areas Iran says are off-limits because they have military significance. While the document says the IAEA "will ensure the technical authenticity" of Iran's inspection, it does not say how. The draft is unsigned but the proposed signatory for Iran is listed as Ali Hoseini Tash, deputy secretary of the Supreme National Security Council for Strategic Affairs. That reflects the significance Tehran attaches to the agreement. Iranian diplomats in Vienna were unavailable for comment, Wednesday while IAEA spokesman Serge Gas said the agency had no immediate comment. The main focus of the July 14 deal between Iran and six world powers is curbing Iran's present nuclear program that could be used to make weapons. But a subsidiary element obligates Tehran to cooperate with the IAEA in its probe of the past allegations. The investigation has been essentially deadlocked for years, with Tehran asserting the allegations are based on false intelligence from the U.S., Israel and other adversaries. But Iran and the U.N. agency agreed last month to wrap up the investigation by December, when the IAEA plans to issue a final assessment. That assessment is unlikely to be unequivocal. Still, it is expected to be approved by the IAEA's board, which includes the United States and the other nations that negotiated the July 14 agreement. They do not want to upend their broader deal, and will see the December report as closing the books on the issue. U.S. Does Not Have Text of So-Called ‘Side Deal’ Between Iran and IAEA (video) Deal allows Iran to use its own nuke inspectors The Parchin nuclear site will be inspected by Iranian experts, which is part of the overarching nuclear deal. Sure to roil critics
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 8/20/2015 4:04:43 PM
	IS claims powerful blast targeting Cairo police office By Haitham el-Tabei4 hours ago Egyptian riot police cordon the site where a bomb exploded outside a national security building in northern Cairo's district of Shubra on August 20, 2015, wounding six policemen (AFP Photo/Khaled Desouki) View Gallery Cairo (AFP) - A powerful car bomb blast tore through a Cairo police building Thursday injuring at least 29 people in the latest attack claimed by the Islamic State group against Egyptian security forces. Related Stories IS claims car bombing of Cairo police building AFP Egypt's Sisi imposes tough anti-terrorism law AFP Cairo bomb wounds four policemen AFP Massive IS car bomb hits Cairo security building, wounds 29 Associated Press Bomb in Egypt's Sinai kills two police AFP Six policemen were among those wounded in the explosion but officials said none of the injuries were life-threatening. Described by a resident as "like an earthquake", the overnight explosion shook the working-class Shubra district of northern Cairo, severely damaging the front of the police office and shattering the windows of nearby buildings. The attack came only days after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi imposed a tough new anti-terrorism law as he struggles with a jihadist insurgency spearheaded by the local branch of IS. Egypt's interior ministry said in a statement that a car had exploded outside the police building, which houses a centre for investigating threats to national security, in the early hours of Thursday morning. It said that prior to the explosion a man was seen parking the car in front of the building and escaping on a motorbike that had followed the vehicle. View gallery A car bomb wounded six Egyptian policemen as it exploded in front of a police building in Cairo, the … Health ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said six policemen and 23 civilians had been wounded but none of the injuries were serious. "One policemen suffered moderate injuries and the rest (of those hurt) had minor injuries," he said. IS claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on an affiliated Twitter account. "The soldiers of the Islamic State managed to target a police building with a car bomb in the heart of Cairo," the statement said. - IS revenge attacks - View gallery An Egyptian policeman stands guard at the site of a powerful bomb explosion, that ripped through the … It said the attack was revenge for the hanging of six members of its Egyptian affiliate -- known as "Sinai Province" -- in May. The main jihadist group in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula pledged allegiance to IS, which has seized control of large parts of Syria and Iraq, last November. The six men were convicted of killing soldiers in attacks carried out in the months after the army's ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013. An AFP reporter saw a wide crater left behind by the blast near the four-storey concrete building. The building's windows were blown out and its facade was left cracked and crumbling, while parts of a wall surrounding it were destroyed. One of the two guard posts at the entrance of the building was also destroyed. View gallery File picture shows Egyptian police at a checkpoint in North Sinai (AFP Photo/) A blackened car engine lay metres from the entrance and broken metal vehicle parts lay scattered on the ground. "The front glass window of my apartment broke and two doors fell down. It was like an earthquake," Hady Gad, a resident living behind the building, told AFP. Jihadists have killed scores of police and soldiers since the insurgency swelled in the wake of the overthrow of Morsi, the country's first democratically elected president who took office following the 2011 ouster of longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak. They say the attacks are in retaliation for a police crackdown targeting Morsi supporters that has left hundreds dead and thousands jailed. Hundreds more have been sentenced to death after speedy trials. - Tough measures - View gallery An Egyptian policeman runs past some of the remains of a car which exploded in front of a national s … While most of the attacks have centred on Sinai, IS has in recent months carried out more attacks in the capital, including against foreign targets. The group claimed a car bomb attack targeting the Italian consulate in downtown Cairo on July 11 which killed a passerby. The consulate bombing was followed by the abduction of Croatian engineer Tomislav Salopek, who IS claimed to have beheaded in a statement released earlier this month with a purported picture of his corpse. With his security forces struggling to contain the insurgency, Sisi on Sunday ratified an anti-terrorism law boosting police and judicial powers. It also imposes hefty fines for "false" media reports on militant attacks. Rights groups, which have accused Sisi of imposing a repressive regime, fear the new law could be used to further muzzle dissent and target critics. The passing of the law was expedited after state prosecutor Hisham Barakat was assassinated in a car bombing in June, followed by a large-scale jihadist attack in Sinai days later. The judiciary and security forces already had wide-ranging powers in tackling "terrorism", and Sisi's regime has been accused of using the battle against jihadists as a pretext for stifling dissent. The law "increases authorities' power to impose heavy sentences, including the death penalty, for crimes under a definition of terrorism that is so broadly worded it could encompass civil disobedience," Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. The foreign ministry has hit back at criticism, insisting that other countries should "respect the independence of the (Egyptian) judiciary".
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