Security and Crime

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  • Crackdowns launched nationwide to provide security

    Date: 2015-05-08 07:35:29 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:11 - ID:2542293

    CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) - Security forces launched on Friday wide-scale campaigns nationwide to arrest outlaws and provide security. As many as 101 unlicensed firearms and 203 cold weapons as well as 810 various bullets were seized during the ....

  • Attempt by 89 people to infiltrate into Libya foiled

    Date: 2015-05-07 22:10:48 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:126 - ID:2541929

    MERSA MATROUH, Egypt, May 7 (MENA) - Border guards on Thursday foiled an attempt by 89 people to illegally cross into Libya through Salloum city Eight Sudanese nationals were among the infiltrators. An investigation has been launched. (MENA) M ....

  • MB bomb-maker killed in explosion, one arrested, another fled

    Date: 2015-05-07 15:21:27 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:77 - ID:2539873

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) – A bomb-maker belonging to the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group was killed Thursday when a bomb he was making exploded in Beheira governorate. Another two MB member were taking part in the manufacturing attempt, one of ....

  • Interior min vows decisive action to stop fall of more victims

    Date: 2015-05-07 09:11:57 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:27 - ID:2536161

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar said on Thursday that the ministry will adopt the decisive action during the coming period to prevent the fall of more victims on the Egyptian street. During a meeting with assistants ....

  • Fayyoum power transmission pylon detonated

    Date: 2015-05-07 08:20:15 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:23 - ID:2535925

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - A 500 kilovolt power transmission pylon in Fayyoum - 100 kilometres southwest of Cairo - was detonated mid-night Wednesday. Board chairman of the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), Ahmed El Hanafy, said some ....

  • Interior ministry mourns killing of 2 conscripts in Sinai

    Date: 2015-05-07 08:10:13 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:20 - ID:2535897

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry mourned on Thursday the death of two conscripts, who were killed earlier in the day in a firefight with smugglers in Sinai. In a statement, a security official said search is underway for the ....

  • Behira blast kills 1 person

    Date: 2015-05-07 08:09:09 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:19 - ID:2535785

    DAMANHOUR, Egypt, May 7 (MENA) - One person was killed on Thursday morning when a bomb exploded in his house in Wadi el Natroun city in Behira. The house was demolished due to the blast, which caused panic amid residents. The area was combed ....

  • 2 conscripts killed in exchange of fire with smugglers in N.Sinai

    Date: 2015-05-07 07:16:17 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:15 - ID:2535553

    ARISH, Egypt, May 7 (MENA) – Two central security conscripts were killed in an exchange of fire with smugglers near the international mark No. 10 in North Sinai, a senior security source told MENA on Thursday. The forces opened fire at the ....

  • Assiut police seize 24 arms

    Date: 2015-05-07 05:33:09 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:3 - ID:2535241

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Assiut security forces seized 24 arms, 103 bullets and a workshop for manufacturing weapons during a security campaign. The seized arms include machine guns, pistols and bird shot rifles. The campaign comes as part of ....

  • 278 criminals arrested in Gharbia

    Date: 2015-05-06 21:31:31 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:169 - ID:2534813

    TANTA, May 6 (MENA) - As many as 278 fugitives and wanted criminals were arrested during a wide-scale campaign across the province. Police recorded 450 traffic violations across the city. As many as 29 steel weapons were seized during the ....

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