The coastal city of Hurghada, southeast of Cairo, has seen three incidents of armed robbery in around 24 hours, security sources have said.
Four men attacked Metro and Awlad Hamed supermarkets, threatened to kill the workers there and stole hefty sums of money before fleeing, security sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm on Monday.
The same sources said security forces are continuing their efforts to arrest the thieves.
The sources also said one gang likely carried out the two robberies. According to investigations, the robbers used a taxi without a license plate and machine guns in their attacks.
On its internet portal, Al-Ahram also said a third supermarket was burglarized on Monday, without giving further details regarding the incident.
Ezaby pharmacy, located on Matar Street, was robbed of LE20,000 on Sunday.
Last week, MPs severely criticized Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim for his failure to restore security to the streets and for the recent spate of thefts.
Translated from Al-Masry Al-Youm
