A series of terror bombings in Egypt have been claimed by self-described Islamists.

The regime blames the Muslim Brotherhood for these bombings, with no evidence. A few months ago I predicted that some Islamists who formerly supported the MB would turn to violence in response to the massacre of protesters.

However, another possibility occurs to me. Given how much these bombings benefit the military rulers, I wonder whether some of them are false flag attacks — carried out by the military and attributed to Islamists.

Neither explanation seems impossible. I can envision Islamist extremists who continue using violence even when it is self defeating, and I would not put anything past al-Sisi's men.