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Africa North
Motorcycle Gunmen Kill Egypt Policeman
2017-01-05
[AnNahar] Assailants on a cycle of violence fatally shot an Egyptian policeman and maimed another when they opened fire on their vehicle south of Cairo, security sources said.

The attack took place on Tuesday night in Abshway, a town in the governorate of Faiyum, about 120 kilometres (75 miles) from the capital.

"Armed men riding a cycle of violence opened fire on the vehicle carrying Major Mahmud Abdel Alim, head of police detectives at Abshway, and a detective who accompanied him," one security source in the region told AFP.

The detective, Yehia Abdel Satar, died later after suffering two bullet wounds to his chest, said another source.

Major Abdel Alim was transferred to the police hospital in Cairo where he was at death's door.

There has been no claim of responsibility for the shooting.
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