An angry television viewer suggested that Muslims demonstrate solidarity with their Coptic compatriots by protecting the nation's churches on January 7, the day Copts celebrate Christmas.

The article claims that since the New Year's Day attack was aimed to destabilize the country and its unity, Muslims cannot just stand by as Copts are victimized simply for holding to a different faith. 

Also Egyptian intellectuals have been rocked by the blast. One of them quoted in the article asserted that the environment was ripe for this terrorist incident, saying that terrorists have simply exploited the tense atmosphere.

Local observers, in fact, say that sectarian conflicts are part of the Muslim-Coptic relationship, and that they pop up from time to time, ruining their coexistence. Many Egyptians reckon that these tensions could be the cause of more frequent bombings like the one in Alexandria, and fear that terrorism could hamper economic plans for a better future.

Terrorism already proved costly for Egypt in the 1990's, both in terms of money and souls. The fear is that now terrorism could cost even more to the country. The government and ruling National Democratic Party have many plans for the welfare of the country, but according to some observers, these plans could be shaken by the need for funding to fight terrorism. According to the article, this is what the terrorists want: to keep the country busy with things that do not deal with developmental ambitions.