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Civilian killed in drive-by shooting at checkpoint on the outskirts of Cairo
[Al Ahram] A civilian was rubbed out in a drive-by shooting in northeast Cairo on Friday morning, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.Gunmen in a private vehicle, accompanied by a pickup truck, opened fire with machine guns at security personnel after speeding through a checkpoint in the capital's Al-Marg district. Police have tossed in the clink Book 'im, Mahmoud! at least two of the assailants. A 23-year-old man was killed in the attack and a policeman was injured. The gunnies were trying to flee in a stolen vehicle and the attack was not politically motivated, according to Al-Ahram. Posted by: Fred 2013-09-21 |
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