Sisi Urges All Egyptians to Back Push Against Militants

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi called Wednesday on the nation to back his government’s efforts to defeat militants, saying it’s the mission of every Egyptian.

His appeal came after a car packed with explosives was detonated earlier this week outside Egypt’s main cancer hospital in Cairo, killing at least 20 people.

The attack was the deadliest in the Egyptian capital in over two years.

Sisi said in a televised speech that it’s “not only the mission of the state to defeat (militants), but also, we as a society have to make our sons understand, enlighten and protect them against this” extremist ideology, the Associated Press reported.

The government has accused a militant group known as Hasm, linked to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, for Sunday’s attack, saying it was moving the car to carry out an attack elsewhere.