Damietta attack: Where was the octagon?

Questions continue to circulate among Egyptians over who was behind the drone attack on Damietta Port in northern Egypt on 29th July. The identity of those responsible remains unknown, as the attack came amid heightened regional tensions stemming from the US-Israeli war against Iran. Conflicting official accounts, coupled with pro-government media reports attributing the incident to fires breaking out on two vessels without explaining their cause, fuelled further suspicion. The official announcement on the nature of the attack was delayed by around 16 hours, before the Egyptian Cabinet confirmed that the explosion had been caused by a drone, deepening the controversy and mistrust among Egyptians. The questions and doubts have been further fuelled by the fact that the attack took […]