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| Military Spokesperson says Muslim Brotherhood killed military personnel in Shubra al-Kheima |
| 2014-03-16 |
| [Egypt Independent] Six soldiers died on Saturday at 5am when a group of armed assailants shot at a military police checkpoint, according to Military Spokesman Ahmed Mohammed Ali. The group that officials say was affiliated to the Moslem Brüderbund opened fire on the soldiers as they prayed at the checkpoint in Musturud at the beginning of the Cairo-Ismailia Road. Ali said the assailants also planted bombs next to the checkpoint to target any troops that would come to the point. On Facebook, Ali said that three bombs were found by the civil protection forces and military engineers. They were then defused. "Armed forces offer condolences to families of the deaders," he added vowing that such "coward terrorist operations will increase our determination to resume war against terrorism and follow the criminal elements," he added. In related news, Major General Mohammed Ibrahim, interior minister, said the incident is a swift response from hard boy groups toward following the terrorist elements as well as murder of Tawfiq Mohammed Fereig, known as Abu Abdulla, and Mohammed al-Sayyed Mansour al-Toukhy, known as Abu Obaida. Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis ... Supporters of Jerusalem, the current pen name of al-Qaeda in the Sinai Peninsula... earlier announced killing of Abu Abdullah on Tuesday in a road accident, after which a bomb he was holding went kaboom!leading to his murder. Ibrahim added that police will continue its operations against criminals who intimidate Egyptians. The minister also offered condolences over the deaths and vowed quick retaliation, indicating that a ministry team collaborates with armed forces to reach the criminals. Meanwhile, ...back at the dirigible, the pilot and the copilot had both hit the silk. Jack!Cynthia exclaimed. Do you know how top drive one of these things? Jack wiped some of the blood from his knuckles. No,he said. Do you?... Islamist groups condemned the attack, which comes two days after Salafi Preacher Mohammed Abdel Maqsoud issued an edict allowing murder of police and military personnel as well as burning their houses. The Salafi-oriented Nour Party called for enacting the initiative to stop the violence rather than depending on security solution to combat extremism. However, Switzerland makes more than cheese... the Moslem Brüderbund cleared itself from the attack saying in a statement that the military spokesperson's remarks accusing the group of committing the crime is a tradition by the 'coup regime' which accuses the group of every accident without investigation. |
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