As several people have noted, this comes at a very suspicious time, considering that the extension of the State of Emergency (in place since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, with a brief break during Sadat’s presidency) was just about to be considered once again. 
Kama watu kadhaa wanavyoona, matukio haya yametokea katika wakati wa kushuku, tukizingatia kwamba Sheria ya Dharura (iliyokuwepo tangu mwaka 1967 wakati wa vita vya Waarabu-na-Waisraeli, vilivyositishwea kwa muda wakati wa utawala wa Rais Sadat) ilitaka kuanzishwa tena.