Security and Crime

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  • Police officer, 7 conscripts killed in armed attack in Helwan

    Date: 2016-05-08 06:17:04 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:3 - ID:4862525

    CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) - Eight policemen were killed in an armed attack on their vehicle on the Nile Corniche in Cairo's district of Helwan, a security source at the Interior Ministry said. In statements to MENA, the source said gunmen were driving ....

  • Limited fire at Giza security directorate HQ contained

    Date: 2016-05-07 22:37:59 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:95 - ID:4862241

    GIZA, May 7 (MENA) – Civil defense teams contained a limited fire that erupted on Saturday night at Giza security directorate's headquarters, a security source told MENA. No casualties or damage were reported. The fire erupted in the 4th floor ....

  • Policeman accused of shooting 3 in Gharbiya arrested

    Date: 2016-05-07 22:12:45 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:94 - ID:4862213

    TANTA, Egypt, May 7 (MENA) – Gharbiya security forces on Saturday arrested a non-commissioned police officer accused of shooting and injuring three people in the governorate. A probe was launched with the suspect, Gharbiya security chief Nabil ....

  • 9 wanted people arrested in Minya

    Date: 2016-05-07 21:31:43 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:91 - ID:4862121

    MINYA, Egypt, May 7 (MENA) – Minya security forces on Saturday arrested nine people convicted with storming a police station in the Upper Egyptian governorate. They had been sentenced to life in prison in absentia. They were charged of ....

  • 200 Tramadol ampules seized with passenger at Cairo airport

    Date: 2016-05-07 15:09:37 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:52 - ID:4859737

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) – Cairo airport authorities on Saturday foiled an attempt by a female passenger to 200 Tramadol ampules. The authorities found the ampules in a bag belonging to a Canadian passenger who arrived from Dubai. A source at the ....

  • 7 infiltrators arrested in Aswan

    Date: 2016-05-05 17:17:57 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:115 - ID:4851017

    ASWAN, Egypt, May 5 (MENA) - Security agencies in Aswan foiled a bid by six Sudanese and a Libyan nationals to infiltrate into the country. The arrested were referred to the prosecution to take needed measures for deporting them to their ....

  • 9 MB members in custody for more 15 days over violence

    Date: 2016-05-05 16:43:19 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:112 - ID:4850913

    TANTA, Egypt, May 5 (MENA) - Tanta's attorney general ordered Thursday nine members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) to be held in custody for more 15 days. They were arrested over illegal demonstration and inciting violence in the Nile ....

  • 20 gangs arrested, 170 arms seized in security campaign last month

    Date: 2016-05-05 15:31:10 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:105 - ID:4849577

    CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry held a wide-scale security campaign last month in various means of transportation . During the security campaign nationwide, 20 gangs were arrested while 57 firearms and 113 cold steels were ....

  • Security forces manage to free kidnapped Saudi businessman

    Date: 2016-05-05 08:07:31 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:17 - ID:4846461

    CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - Security forces managed to set free the Saudi businessman, who was kidnapped last week on the Cairo-Ismailia desert road. In statements to MENA on Thursday, a security source said that the kidnappers left the Saudi ....

  • Illegitimate migration attempt for 308 persons foiled

    Date: 2016-05-04 12:29:41 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:45 - ID:4842157

    CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - The military spokesman Mohamed Samir said Wednesday that an illegitimate migration attempt for 308 persons of different nationalities to Libya and Europe was thwarted. In a statement, the spokesman underlined that the border ....

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