Molotov cocktails have spread in the streets of Cairo and are being used around metro stations and in public squares. The manufacture of homemade bombs has begun to cause panic among residents, as hardly a day goes by without a bomb exploding, a bomb being seized, a bombing plot being foiled or someone in possession of a handmade bomb being detained.
An even bigger crisis might be close to surfacing with the proliferation of websites aimed at youth, in particular university students, instructing them on how to make bombs using simple tools and items at a low cost. The pro-Muslim Brotherhood National Alliance to Support Legitimacy was the most recent group to call on university students to learn how to make stun grenades, to hinder security forces pursuing them during demonstrations. The Authenticity Party, which belongs to the alliance, posted a video on Facebook showing how to make a handheld bomb and instructing students to use them against the police.
