Egypt analysing drone fragments from port strike, warns of ‘escalation’

CAIRO - Egypt’s government said on July 30 authorities were analysing drone fragments from an unprecedented strike on one of its Mediterranean ports, after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned of regional escalation.His government had earlier confirmed that a fire the day before on two gas vessels in the Damietta port – one of which was United States-owned – was a result of a drone strike, the first to target the country since the outbreak of the Middle East war.Officials have struck a cautious tone in the aftermath, warning against both regional “escalation” and “speculation”.In his first statement addressing the strike on July 29, al-Sisi warned of the “danger of regional escalation”, in a call with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.Authorities were carrying out an ongoing investigat