[AlAhram] Egypt’s Ministry of Interior said on Friday that police have killed one of the leaders of holy warrior group Hasm in 6 October city during a shootout.A statement on the ministry's Facebook page said that the National Security Agency received information that a meeting of Hasm, which is designated a terrorist organization by the state, was set to be held in the area of Wahat Road.
According to the statement, after securing the prosecution's permission police combed the area, and when they approached two parked cars those inside shot at officers. The officers fired back, killing 38-year-old Mohammed Abdel-Moneim Zaki Abo Tabikh, who is wanted in a terror-related case.
On Sunday, Hasm grabbed credit for an attack on a police checkpoint earlier that day in Maadi, Cairo which killed one policeman and injured four others.