Security and Crime

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  • 21 killed, 59 injured in Mar Gerges Church blast: Gharbiya Health official

    Date: 2017-04-09 10:06:17 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:21 - ID:6759488

    TANTA, Egypt, April 9 (MENA) - At least 21 people were killed and 59 others injured in the blast that hit Mar Gerges Church in Tanta, Gharbiya Health Ministry Undersecretary Mohammad Sharshar said. High alert has been announced in all the ....

  • Emergency director: 11 deaths received from Mar Gerges Church blast

    Date: 2017-04-09 09:16:57 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:14 - ID:6759413

    CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) - Head of Emergency at Tanta Hospital Mohammad el Sherbini said as many as 11 deaths have been received so far in the explosion of Mar Gerges Church. In statements to the Egyptian TV, Sherbini said the injured included two ....

  • Security source: Explosion hits Mer Gerges Church in Tanta;casualties reported

    Date: 2017-04-09 08:26:26 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:12 - ID:6759316

    CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) - An explosive charge went off on Sunday inside Mar Gerges Church in Tanta, with casualties reported, a high-level security source at the Interior Ministry said. In statements to MENA on Sunday, the source said sappers and ....

  • 21 wanted elements arrested in North Sinai

    Date: 2017-04-09 05:44:55 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:2 - ID:6759202

    ARISH, April 9 (MENA) - Police arrested 21 wanted elements and fugitives in a security campaign launched in North Sinai, said a security source in North Sinai Security Directorate. The campaign is part of the Interior Ministry's efforts to ....

  • Security forces raid terrorist hotbeds of Muslim Brotherhood's Hasm group; 2 killed

    Date: 2017-04-08 20:36:22 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:64 - ID:6758911

    CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) – Security forces have killed two members of the Hasm terrorist group, the armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, in a raid on a farm used for making explosive devices and booby trapping cars in Beheira, the Interior Ministry ....

  • 2 terrorists killed in manhunt operation in Behaira

    Date: 2017-04-08 09:48:00 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:24 - ID:6758154

    DAMANHUR, Egypt, April 8 (MENA) - At least two terrorists were killed in a shootout with security troops during a manhunt operation inside a farm in the Delta city of Behaira. The troops seized firearms and explosives inside the farm. The ....

  • Hasm group member killed in Damietta

    Date: 2017-04-07 15:59:35 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:64 - ID:6757439

    CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) – A senior commander of the Hasm militant group was killed Friday in an exchange of fire with police forces in Al Basratah village of Damietta governorate. The Hasm member was involved in the killing of a policeman from a ....

  • 20 mln fireworks seized in Fayyoum

    Date: 2017-04-06 12:20:51 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:41 - ID:6755590

    CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - Security forces seized 20 million fireworks at 10 workshops in Fayyoum on Thursday. The workshops' owners admitted possessing the fireworks for trading purposes. The public prosecution was notified to launch a probe. ....

  • Cairo security bodies manage to restore state-owned plots of lands in Maasara

    Date: 2017-04-06 12:01:21 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:40 - ID:6755607

    CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - Security bodies in Cairo managed to implement a decision to restore state-owned plots of lands with an area of 6,000 square meters in Masara. This came according to directives given by Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar ....

  • Truck loaded with 200 kilograms of bango in Minya seized

    Date: 2017-04-06 11:25:27 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:36 - ID:6755589

    CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - Security bodies in Minya managed to seize a truck loaded with 200 kilograms of bango before it was sold in several governorates. The vehicle contained 89 big packages of bango hidden under onions. The perpetrators ....

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