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Masked gunmen shoot dead 2 policemen in Egypt’s Al-Arish
[AlAhram] Two coppers were rubbed out on Thursday morning in Al Arish of North Sinai, Egypt’s interior ministry said.Four masked gunnies approached the house where the two coppers were staying in the North Sinai quiet provincial capital Al-Arish and opened fire on them, the ministry added in a statement. Egypt has seen a spike in turban activity since the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, with most of the attacks occurring in the North Sinai region bordering the Gazoo Strip. The violence has mainly targeted police and army personnel and at times has occurred in the capital Cairo and other places on the Egyptian mainland. Posted by: trailing wife 2016-06-17 |
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