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| Gunfire at north Sinai police station: Eyewitnesses |
| 2013-07-22 |
| [Al Ahram] Unknown gunnies opened fire Sunday night at a cop shoppe in Al-Arish city in North Sinai, eyewitnesses told Ahram Arabic news website. Police exchanged fire with armed assailants who were reportedly hiding behind nearby buildings. Separately, a shooting incident was reported near a bank in the coastal city, spreading panic amongst residents. Assailants fired at an armoured vehicle guarding the bank as military helicopters hovered overhead. There are unconfirmed reports of a solider being killed in the attack, according to Ahram. Egypt's deserted Sinai Peninsula has been plagued by a political and security vacuum since the 2011 revolution that toppled long-time autocrat Hosni Mubarak ...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... The lawless province has seen an upsurge of violence since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi early in July, with almost daily attacks by Islamist Death Eaters on security checkpoints. |
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