Security and Crime

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  • 16 tons of smuggled clothes seized

    Date: 2016-04-07 15:49:28 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:85 - ID:4674553

    CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - The general administration to secure the Suez Canal axis managed to seize 16 tons of foreign-made garments, which entered without customs. Investigations revealed that four people smuggled foreign-made garments and stored ....

  • 58 persons arrested in Arish

    Date: 2016-04-07 11:23:41 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:50 - ID:4672165

    EL ARISH, Egypt, April 7 (MENA) - A security campaign was launched Thursday in el Safa district in Arish as part of the Interior Ministry policy to face terrorism and extremist groups. Up to 58 persons were arrested, including five takfiri ....

  • 3,000 banned fire works seized in Behira

    Date: 2016-04-07 11:01:14 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:46 - ID:4671761

    DAMANHOUR, Egypt, April 7 (MENA) - Supply investigation officers launched in Behira governorate an expanded campaign in the cities of the governorate which led to arresting a shop owner with 3,000 fire works in his possession. The banned fire ....

  • Illegal immigration attempt by 14 Egyptians foiled

    Date: 2016-04-07 09:45:03 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:35 - ID:4670525

    CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - Naval forces foiled on Thursday an illegal immigration attempt by 14 Egyptians, Military Spokesman Mohamed Samir said. While patrolling the Mediterranean Sea coast, naval personnel suspected a fishing boat. The forces ....

  • Security official injured in Sinai bombing

    Date: 2016-04-06 12:31:48 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:48 - ID:4665017

    CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) – An assistant to North Sinai Security Director was injured when an explosive charge went off along Arish-Qantara road, said an Interior Ministry source on Wednesday. In press statements to MENA, the source added that while ....

  • Two terrorists killed in Sinai by Egyptian army

    Date: 2016-04-06 11:53:28 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:37 - ID:4664593

    CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) – Two terrorists were killed in central Sinai by the Egyptian army, said Military Spokesman Brigadier Mohamed Samir on Wednesday. In a released statement, he explained that one of them was killed in Wady Gerba after hurling ....

  • Sapper defuse explosive charge near road policing unit in 6th of Oct.

    Date: 2016-04-06 11:03:08 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:30 - ID:4663981

    GIZA, Egypt, April 6 (MENA) - Sappers managed to defuse on Wednesday an explosive charge near a traffic policing unit in 6th of October. No casualties were reported. The bomb dismissal squad was sent once reported about a strange object near the ....

  • Funeral for slain police officer held in Gharbiya

    Date: 2016-04-05 17:01:00 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:100 - ID:4660257

    TANTA, Egypt, April 5 (MENA) – A military funeral was held in Gharbiya on Tuesday for a police officer who was run over while he was on duty in Cairo. Captain Zeyad Mohamed Hamdy Gad died Monday of wounds he sustained when a car accidently broke ....

  • Police officer killed in accidental storming of checkpoint in Cairo

    Date: 2016-04-04 20:39:38 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:121 - ID:4653993

    CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) – A police officer died of wounds he suffered on Monday when a car accidentally broke into a checkpoint on a main road in eastern Cairo, the official of the Interior Ministry's security media center said. Captain Zyad ....

  • Matrouh security foils attempt by 13 people to sneak to Libya

    Date: 2016-04-04 17:51:53 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:99 - ID:4652213

    MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, April 4 (MENA) - Matrouh security agencies, in cooperation with border troops, managed on Monday to abort an attempt by 13 persons, including 6 Sudanese, to travel to Libya illegally via desert. Agencies concerned started ....

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