The first explosion hit Attack outside the Al-Taqwa Mosque , home of the Sunni preacher Sheikh Salem al-Rafei .

The military 's action was supported Supporting by the Grand Sheikh of Al Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb , the Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei .

On 23 May , a day after Saleh refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to sign Sign_agreement the transition agreement , Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar , the head of the Hashid tribal federation , one of the most powerful tribes in the country , declared Expressing_publicly support Supporting for the opposition and his armed Bearing_arms supporters came into conflict Hostile_encounter with loyalist security forces in the capital Sanaʽa .

The government launched another offensive Defending on 1 July , insurgents however successfully repelled Removing the offensive , making Getting gains until 5 July , when al-Shabaab 's leader Sheikh Moktar Ali Zubeyr gave Giving government forces a five-day ultimatum to hand over Giving their weapons .

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Ramzi bin al-Shibh , considered principal instigators of the attacks , have claimed Statement that the intended target was the U.S. Capitol Building .

The hostage crisis lasted Process_end for seven days and ended Process_end after India agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to release Releasing three militants – Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar , Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh , and Mulana Masood Azhar .

The junta annulled the results of the 1970 elections Choosing and arrested Arrest Prime minister-designate Sheikh Mujibur Rahman .

The Desert Column of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) attacked Attack an entrenched Ottoman Army garrison at El Magruntein to the south of Rafah , close to the frontier between the Sultanate of Egypt and the Ottoman Empire , to the north and east of Sheikh Zowaiid .