Security and Crime

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  • Military spokesman: Dangerous Takfiri element arrested in central Sinai

    Date: 2017-10-08 10:13:55 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:17 - ID:7028786

    CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - A very dangerous Takfiri element was arrested over attempting to destroy equipment of a company carrying out development works in central Sinai. In a statement on Sunday, Military Spokesman Tamer Refai said the arrest falls ....

  • Fire in administrative building at Cairo Airport due to short circuit

    Date: 2017-10-08 07:46:05 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:9 - ID:7028513

    CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - A security source at the Interior Ministry said that a fire that broke out on Sunday in an administrative building at Cairo Airport was probably due to a short circuit. In statements to MENA, the source said that the final ....

  • 14 Hasm militants arrested - Interior Ministry

    Date: 2017-10-07 17:39:01 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:54 - ID:7028156

    CAIRO, Oct 14 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry said Saturday 14 militants of Hasm Movement (an armed group affiliated with the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood) were arrested before carrying out plots to hit police headquarters. Information collected ....

  • Man accused of shooting dead policeman killed in shootout with police

    Date: 2017-10-05 16:50:49 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:63 - ID:7025265

    CAIRO, Oct 5 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry said Thursday that a man accused of shooting dead a policeman in Assiut Governorate has been killed in a shootout with police forces. Ahmed Hosni Hamadallah, 31, wounded a policeman before he was killed ....

  • Police crack down on Samalout Police station attackers

    Date: 2017-10-05 11:59:17 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:37 - ID:7024876

    CAIRO, Oct 5 (MENA) - Perpetrators of September's Samalout police station attack were arrested on Thursday after a fire exchange with security forces in Minya. On September 29, two defendants opened fire at a security unit affiliated to Samalout ....

  • Bid to smuggle more than 8 mln illegal drug pills foiled in Port Said

    Date: 2017-10-03 15:39:44 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:60 - ID:7022105

    CAIRO, Oct 3 (MENA) - An attempt to smuggle more than 8 million pills of illegal drugs has been foiled Tuesday at East Port Said port, northeast of Cairo. The security bodies found that the banned drug shipment was coming from a foreign ....

  • Security bodies arrest 5 runaways, 19 criminals in Qena

    Date: 2017-10-03 08:54:31 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:11 - ID:7020922

    QENA, Upper Egypt, Oct 2 (MENA) - Security bodies in Qena arrested five runaways on Tuesday and 19 dangerous criminals. All legal measures were taken against the arrested. Also, police recorded 1,057 traffic violations. (MENA) M H K/D A E ....

  • Bid to smuggle more than 8 mln pills of drugs foiled in Port Said

    Date: 2017-10-02 19:01:30 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:72 - ID:7020466

    CAIRO, Oct 2 (MENA) - An attempt to smuggle more than 8 million pills of Tamol has been foiled at East Port Said port, northeast of Cairo. Acting upon a tip-off, the authorities found the banned drug shipment concealed in a container coming from ....

  • Tourism police arrest 3 people in Fayoum over antiquities trafficking

    Date: 2017-10-02 16:07:52 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:64 - ID:7020117

    CAIRO, Oct 2 (MENA) - Tourism and Antiquities Police on Monday managed to arrest three people with six antique statues before selling them in Fayoum. The tourism police had been notified that three people, whose ages range between 20 and 34, are ....

  • Police kill 3 'Hasm' senior leaders in 15th May city

    Date: 2017-10-02 14:30:29 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:58 - ID:7020017

    CAIRO, Oct 1 (MENA) - Three senior 'Hasm' leaders were killed in an exchange of fire with police in 15th of May city, southern Cairo, the Ministry of Interior announced on Monday. The National Security Sector was notified about movements of ....

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