Policeman killed in attack at checkpoint in northern Egypt
Police take positions after a protest was dispersed quickly, leaving fire burning in a main street in Giza, south of Cairo August 14, 2014.
One Egyptian policeman was killed and another wounded in an armed attack at a checkpoint in the northern province of Gharbiya on Monday, state news agency MENA said.
Authorities closed of the area and started searching for the perpetrators, an Interior Ministry source told MENA.
Security forces have come under attack in Egypt by Islamist militants since former army chief Abdel Fattah al Sisi, now the country’s president, ousted Islamist President Mohammad Mursi last year.
[wpResize]
.::. Stories You May Like to Read .::.
Egypt receives Muslim Brotherhood member arrested in Kuwait
Egypt’s Sisi says calls to protest ‘no reason for concern’
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
Egypt’s al-Sisi: ‘The Arab Peace Initiative is still on the table’
Six Muslim Brotherhood members killed in firefight in Egypt: Ministry
Egypt hands life sentence to Egyptian plane hijacker
Sudan’s PM Hamdok meets with Egyptian president in Cairo
Egypt’s al-Sisi denies graft accusations
Libya intercepts nearly 200 Europe-bound migrants at sea
Egypt’s former president Morsi buried, a day after courtroom death
Loading ...
You must be logged in to post a comment.