Security and Crime
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Police seize 421 unlicensed weapons in 24 hours
Date: 2016-03-24 15:34:32 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:85 - ID:4580389
CAIRO, March 24 (MENA) - The Public Security Sector at the Interior Ministry continued its nationwide campaigns to arrest outlaws and holders of unlicensed weapons and to restore security. The campaigns, which were launched upon directives of ....
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Interior: Gang members impersonating police officers to kidnap, rob foreigners killed
Date: 2016-03-24 12:02:52 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:47 - ID:4579041
CAIRO, March 24 (MENA) – Security forces targeted a gang in New Cairo that was impersonating police officers to kidnap and rob foreigners, an official at the Interior Ministry media center said on Thursday. During the operation, the forces and ....
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Attempt to smuggle 1.5 million fireworks to Egypt foiled
Date: 2016-03-23 16:06:44 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:92 - ID:4573637
CAIRO, March 23 (MENA) - Suez security forces foiled on Wednesday an attempt by a Cairo-based company to smuggle 1.5 million fireworks to Egypt via Port Said port. The smuggled item were hidden within two containers. Legal procedures were ....
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Interior ministry denies defusing 2 explosive charges in Kerdasa
Date: 2016-03-23 13:42:32 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:68 - ID:4572373
CAIRO, March 23 (MENA) - An official in the Interior Ministry's security media center denied news reported by some news websites on Wednesday about dismantling two explosive charges by sappers of Giza Security Directorate in Kerdasa area. In a ....
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Terrorist accused of arson in Suez nabbed
Date: 2016-03-23 11:36:14 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:38 - ID:4570953
SUEZ, Egypt, March 23 (MENA) - The Suez security forces in cooperation with the national security apparatus managed to arrest fugitive terrorist Ahmed Sobhy Abdullah who is a member of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB). He is accused of ....
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Security source: Terrorist cell involved in targeting schools in Sharqiya uncovered
Date: 2016-03-22 13:51:49 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:78 - ID:4563901
CAIRO, March 22 (MENA) - Security forces uncovered on Tuesday a terrorist Muslim Brotherhood cell involved in targeting State facilities in Sharqiya. Speaking to MENA, a security source said the cell is composed of six members of the terrorist MB ....
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Security measures tightened at Cairo airport
Date: 2016-03-22 13:47:51 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:79 - ID:4563929
CAIRO, March 22 (MENA) - Cairo airport security director Major General Fahmy Megahed said the Ministry of Interior has issued directives to step up security measures at Cairo airport during the coming period to deal with the technological ....
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Border security personnel seize huge amount of drugs
Date: 2016-03-22 10:58:37 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:40 - ID:4561477
CAIRO, March 22 (MENA) - Egyptian border security personnel seized a huge amount of drugs, the military spokesman said. The second field army personnel seized 35 kilograms of cannabis, 53,800 Tamol and Tramadol tablets and 168 carcinogenic ....
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Four wanted Brotherhood members arrested in Beheira
Date: 2016-03-22 07:31:17 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:11 - ID:4559977
DAMANHOUR, Egypt, March 22 (MENA) - Four wanted Brotherhood members were arrested on Tuesday in Beheira governorate. The four face charges of inciting non-peaceful demonstrations and violence. One of the detainees is a lawyer who was sentenced ....
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Interior min. stresses necessity of striking balance between peace, stability
Date: 2016-03-22 06:48:17 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:7 - ID:4559805
CAIRO, March 22 (MENA) – Interior Minister Magedy Abdel-Ghafar stressed the necessity of stepping up efforts to achieve a balance between peace and stability and protect the citizens' rights and dignity. During a surprised tour of several ....