A car bomb exploded in Cairo on 5 September as the motorcade of coup Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim reportedly passed by. Reacting thereon, the Muslim Brotherhood said, “Even before the dust has settled, the Junta and its allies have started trying to laying the blame at the feet of the anti-coup movement. We condemn any violence in the strongest possible terms, regardless of whoever is behind it. Throughout its long history, the Muslim Brotherhood has always eschewed violence.”
Condemning all forms and acts of violence, Khaled Hanafi, Secretary of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) said in Cairo, “We have absolutely nothing to do with the incident (the attempt to assassinate the minister).” He warned that media coverage of the assassination attempt on Mohammed Ibrahim, Minister of the Interior “is meant to justify the crushing grip of the security apparatus and more repressive practices and arbitrary arrests.” The Anti-Coup Pro-Legitimacy Alliance also reaffirmed that it is against all acts of violence, even against those who committed crimes against the people, because it endeavours to establish law and order.