In Egypt, at least 14 people were killed and more than 130 injured in terrorist attacks in Mansoura early today. The toll is likely to go up with many people in critical condition.

Eyewitness accounts said many people are still trapped inside the damaged building in which the blast took place. The head of Mansoura's security directorate was among those injured. Egyptian security agencies said that bombs went off almost at the same time.

The first bomb was reportedly planted in a higher floor in the building while the second bomb was in a car next to the security directorate. A third bomb planted in another car was defused. Egypt's Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi said it was an act of terror aimed at frightening the people.

He said whoever is behind this act is a terrorist and will be brought to justice and punished according to the law. Egypt has been a witness to several terror attacks since the ouster of Islamist regime led by the former President Mohamed Morsi.