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Egyptian police kill two Hasm militants in Qalioubiya raid: Ministry
[AlAhram] Egyptian police have killed two members of the Hasm myrmidon group in a shootout in Qalioubiya governorate, a statement by the interior ministry said on Sunday.The ministry said the two suspects, identified as Mohammed Mekki and Mohammed Moftah, shot at police as they tried to apprehend them at their hideout. The men were involved in assassinating a National Security officer in July, according to the ministry. One of the murderous Moslems was previously sentenced in several terrorism-related cases and received a 15-year prison sentence. Hasm has grabbed credit for a number of attacks against Egyptian security personnel in recent months, mostly targeting police checkpoints. Egyptian security forces have tossed in the slammer Book 'im, Mahmoud! and killed dozens of suspected Hasm members in the past few months. Egyptian officials have said that that the group is linked to the banned Moslem Brüderbund group. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-08-14 |
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