A police sergeant was killed in Sharqiya as gunmen shot him in Zagazig city. One of the attackers was killed, the other was injured after security troops pursued them as they tried to escape.
Major General Sameh al-Kilany, Sharqiya security chief, was notified about death of the 35-year-old police sergeant Abdel Dayyem Abdel Fattah, of Zagazig traffic department, after being shot by the gunmen who were on a motorbike.
Security source said security personnel followed the gunmen, which caused death of one and injury of the other.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm