Vodafone questioned over ‘bomb plot’ advert

Prosecutors have questioned officials in one of Egypt’s largest telecommunications companies over an advertisement which a controversial blogger has accused of delivering a coded message linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.

The accusations against the ad, starring popular puppet Abla Fahita, come shortly after the government designated the Brotherhood a terrorist organisation.

The government accused the Brotherhood of orchestrating a series of attacks by Sinai militants, but has provided little evidence of the connection.