CAIRO ( AP) — Several Egyptian rights groups today accused the country’s ruling military council of using “ repressive tools” of the deposed regime in waging an “unprecedented campaign” against pro-democracy organizations.

The groups’ joint statement came just hours after security forces stormed offices of 10 rights organizations, including several based in the United States. The Interior Ministry said the raids were part of the investigation into foreign funding of rights groups.

The military, which took over control after a popular uprising toppled longtime President Hosni Mubarak in February, has often accused the groups of promoting protests with the help of funds from abroad.

The raids drew an angry reaction from U.S. Also, German officials summoned the Egyptian ambassador in Berlin to complain about a raid on a German organization in Cairo, and the U. N. human rights office criticized Egypt’s “ unnecessarily heavy- handed measures” against the groups, calling on Egypt’s rulers to allow them to “carry out their important work without undue interference.”