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Beni Suef police detective shot dead outside home
Egypt
July 9, 2015
Beni Suef police detective shot dead outside home
A police detective in Beni Suef died early Thursday morning when unknown attackers shot him in the neck and chest,…
Police conscript wounded by smugglers on Rafah border
Egypt
July 8, 2015
Police conscript wounded by smugglers on Rafah border
A police conscript was wounded by gunshot at the Egyptian border in Sinai, a security source said. The 21-year-old conscript exchanged…
Security sources: soldiers taken hostage in North Sinai difficult to confirm
Egypt
July 1, 2015
Security sources: soldiers taken hostage in North Sinai difficult to confirm
The Associated Press reports about a number of Egyptian soldiers taken hostage by North Sinai militants are difficult to confirm, given…
UPDATE: Sheikh Zuweid police station siege ends
Egypt
July 1, 2015
UPDATE: Sheikh Zuweid police station siege ends
A senior security official has told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the siege on a police station in Sheikh Zuweid was lifted…
Attack on Wax Museum leaves policeman dead
Egypt
July 1, 2015
Attack on Wax Museum leaves policeman dead
A policeman was shot dead late Tuesday when gunmen opened fire at security troops assigned to a southern Cairo museum. A…
Update: army spokesperson says battles ongoing with N.Sinai militants
Egypt
July 1, 2015
Update: army spokesperson says battles ongoing with N.Sinai militants
Balttes are ongoing and deaths are surging on both sides as Egypt's army forces engage in fihgting with militants in…
Policeman killed, 2 wounded in Beni Suef shooting
Egypt
June 30, 2015
Policeman killed, 2 wounded in Beni Suef shooting
One policeman was killed and two others were wounded early Tuesday when unknown assailants shot at a makeshift checkpoint on…
Security sources: Blasts in Egypt’s North Sinai wound police, civilians
Egypt
June 22, 2015
Security sources: Blasts in Egypt’s North Sinai wound police, civilians
At least eight policemen and civilians were wounded on Monday when explosions hit two houses in Egypt's El-Arish, the provincial…
Two policemen wounded in IED blast in North Sinai
Egypt
June 21, 2015
Two policemen wounded in IED blast in North Sinai
Two police conscripts were injured when an IED explosion damaged their vehicle during a security raid in Arish, North Sinai. The…
Appeal accepted for defendants in 2013 Rafah soldier killings
Egypt
June 14, 2015
Appeal accepted for defendants in 2013 Rafah soldier killings
The Court of Cassation accepted on Saturday an appeal by defendants in the August 2013 killing of 25 policemen in…