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Sniper Kills Egypt Soldier in Sinai
[An Nahar] A sniper rubbed out an Egyptian soldier Wednesday in the lawless Sinai Peninsula where the army has been waging a relentless campaign to root out bad boys, a security official said.The 20-year-old conscript was killed while training at a military camp in Sheikh Zuwayed, the official said. "He was shot in the head," the official said, adding the nature of the wound indicated the bullet had been fired from altitude. Egypt's army has poured troops and armor into the Sinai to crush bad boy activity which has surged since the military overthrew Islamist president Mohammed Morsi ...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Timeprinciple, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator... on July 3. A subsequent crackdown on Islamists has resulted in more than 1,000 people being killed and more than 2,000 locked away You have the right to remain silent... nationwide. Posted by: Fred 2013-11-07 |
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