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Gunmen attack Beni Suef checkpoint

Unidentified assailants attacked a checkpoint on the eastern desert road in Beni Suef late Tuesday, injuring a police officer.
 
While the checkpoint police force was inspecting the area between Wasty and Nasser in Beni Suef, they found a pickup truck parked on the side of the road. The vehicle's three passengers fired at the police, who were inspecting the vehicle, before escaping.
 
Low-ranking police officer Mohamed Badr was shot in the back and taken to Beni Suef General Hospital in critical condition.
 
 
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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