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Africa North
Egypt’s police say ‘terrorist’ killed in home raid-turned-shootout
2016-01-25
It seems President al Sisi's government is determined to get every single one of those troublesome Muslim Brothers as fast as can be done.
[AlAhram] Security forces raided the house, on the capital's western outskirts, after a tip that it was used as a storage space for improvised bombs

Egypt's police forces killed on Sunday a "terrorist" in the town of Kerdasa in Giza, after they engaged in a shootout when they were attempting to storm his house, Ahram Arabic news website reported.

Security forces raided the house, on the capital's western outskirts, after a tip
Mahmoud the Weasel feathers his Swiss accounts...
that it was used as a storage space for improvised bombs, which the police found upon entering the house.

The prosecution has moved to the house to further investigate the matter.

In 2013, Kerdasa was the scene of fierce festivities between security forces and Islamist supporters of deposed president Mohammed Morsi who dominated the district before police raided it to re-impose state control.

In recent months, Egyptian security forces have carried out dozens of raids on apartments where suspected or runaway Islamists forces of Evil were reportedly either hiding
Does Egypt have banana groves?
or preparing for "terrorist operations."

These raids have often ended with suspects being killed by police, who say they were met with gunfire upon arrival at the hideouts.
Oh -- it's a crossfire!
Posted by:trailing wife

#1  These raids have often ended with suspects being killed by police, who say they were met with gunfire upon arrival at the hideouts.

Must be hard to gather additional intelligence; you know, dead men tell no tales. You couldn't nab someone when they stepped out for a cigarette?
Posted by: Sven the pelter   2016-01-25 15:31  

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