Security and Crime

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  • 2 Takfiris killed, 14 suspects arrested in North Sinai

    Date: 2015-06-22 06:33:14 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:10 - ID:2840661

    ARISH, June 22 (MENA) - Security forces have killed two Takfiris and arrested 14 suspects during a crackdown in North Sinai, security sources said. The campaign targeted Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah. The forces destroyed three houses and three huts ....

  • Matrouh security foils infiltration attempt by 133 persons to Libya

    Date: 2015-06-22 06:32:16 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:9 - ID:2840621

    MARSA MATROUH, June 22 (MENA) - Matrouh security forces foiled an attempt by 133 persons to sneak into Libya via Salloum. The infiltrators include three Sudanese nationals while the rest are Egyptians. (MENA) S R E/M A E ....

  • 15 MB members arrested on violence charges

    Date: 2015-06-21 12:41:28 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:44 - ID:2837129

    CAIRO, June 21 (MENA) – Security forces arrested 15 middle-ranking members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group over the past 24 hours. Policemen nabbed also three members of quality operations committees affiliated to the terrorist ....

  • 2 terrorists killed, 100 kilograms of explosive materials seized in security campaign in Sinai - spokesman

    Date: 2015-06-20 10:57:57 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:38 - ID:2831101

    CAIRO, June 20 (MENA) -Two terrorists were killed and 100 kilograms of explosive materials were seized during security campaigns launched by army officers in North Sinai, said Military Spokesman Mohamed Samir. In a statement, the spokesman said ....

  • Stun grenade goes off near Fayyoum Stadium

    Date: 2015-06-20 08:59:26 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:26 - ID:2830353

    FAYYOUM, Upper Egypt, June 20 (MENA) - A stun grenade went off near the Fayyoum Stadium early Saturday causing damage to a power kiosk and leading to a blackout in a number of neighborhoods in the Upper Egyptian city for a few minutes. No word of ....

  • 4 MB members held in custody in Suez over violence charges

    Date: 2015-06-20 08:09:38 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:21 - ID:2830037

    SUEZ CITY, Egypt, June 20 (MENA) – The Suez prosecution renewed the detention of four Muslim Brotherhood members for 15 days pending a probe over violence charges. The detainees are accused of attacking police and army forces and plotting attacks ....

  • 2 Takfiris, 113 suspects arrested in N. Sinai

    Date: 2015-06-19 21:36:58 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:83 - ID:2829221

    ARISH, June 19 (MENA) - Two Takfiris were killed and 113 suspects arrested in a security crackdown in North Sinai, security sources said on Friday. A number of terror hotbeds, nine unlicensed motorcycles and a tunnel were destroyed in the ....

  • Security measures intensified in Suez

    Date: 2015-06-19 09:19:54 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:15 - ID:2825473

    SUEZ, Egypt, June 19 (MENA) - Security measures were intensified across Suez especially at Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel and the southern entrance of the Suez Canal. Police forces spread at the entrances and exits of the governorate via checkpoints and ....

  • Policeman wounded as masked gunmen throw bomb at his home in Arish

    Date: 2015-06-19 07:24:41 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:7 - ID:2824869

    AL ARISH, Egypt, June 19 (MENA) – Two masked gunmen riding a motorbike threw a hand grenade at the house of a non-commissioned police officer in Al Arish, the local capital of North Sinai, security sources said on Friday. The blast destroyed ....

  • Communications back in N. Sinai after 6-hour cut

    Date: 2015-06-18 12:36:08 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:52 - ID:2821853

    AL ARISH, Egypt, June 18 (MENA) – Communications services were back in North Sinai after a six-hour cut on Thursday. The communications services were cut off this morning in tandem with security campaigns in the cities of Al Arish and Sheikh ....

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