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Coptic Orthodox Church: No explosive device found outside Virgin Mary church in Helwan
Date: 2020-02-21 17:24:03 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:34 - ID:8321928
CAIRO, Feb 21 (MENA) - The Diocese of Helwan and Al Maasara affiliated to the Coptic Orthodox Church denied media reports that an improvised explosive charge was found outside Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Church in Helwan district, south of Cairo. ....
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Security source: No explosive device found outside Virgin Mary church in Helwan
Date: 2020-02-21 15:47:36 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:31 - ID:8321860
CAIRO, Feb 21 (MENA) - A security source denied media reports that an improvised explosive device was found outside Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Church in Helwan, south of Cairo. The source dismissed as "totally groundless" such reports that were ....
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Defendant sentenced to life, 14 to 15 years in jail over US embassy incidents
Date: 2020-02-20 12:23:11 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:41 - ID:8320215
CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) - The High State Security Emergency Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced a defendant to life in prison for his involvement in violence incidents in the vicinity of the US embassy in Cairo. He was convicted of committing murder ....
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Six people arrested for forging official documents
Date: 2020-02-17 16:24:14 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:52 - ID:8316121
CAIRO, Feb 17 (MENA) - The Administrative Control Authority (ACA) arrested on Monday a six-member gang on charges of forging official documents. Investigations carried out by the ACA revealed that six people, including three officials at the ....
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Prisons sector okays transfer of 21 inmates to prisons nearer to families
Date: 2020-02-17 13:27:35 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:37 - ID:8315685
CAIRO, Feb 17 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry's prisons sector Monday approved - in a humanitarian gesture - the relocation of 21 inmates to prions close to the residence of their relatives. The move falls within the framework of the prions sector's ....
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Customs authorities foil attempt to smuggle 3 spy drones
Date: 2020-02-16 21:49:15 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:74 - ID:8314932
CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) – Cairo International Airport’s customs authorities on Sunday thwarted an attempt to smuggle 3 spy drones and banned toys. The authorities inspected the suitcase of an Egyptian passenger coming from Washington after he was ....
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Security campaigns launched nationwide to arrest outlaws, fugitives
Date: 2020-02-12 18:04:37 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:68 - ID:8309532
CAIRO, Feb 12 (MENA) - Security bodies seized 216 guns and 372 unlicensed motorcycles during security campaigns launched nationwide over the past 24 hours to arrest outlaws and fugitives. The campaigns also resulted in recording 255 drug ....
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Interior Ministry: 17 terrorists gunned down in shootout with policemen in Arish
Date: 2020-02-11 16:33:41 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:62 - ID:8307830
CAIRO, Feb 11 (MENA) - Seventeen terrorist elements were killed in an exchange of fire with police forces in Obeidat district in Arish, North Sinai, the Interior Ministry said. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry added that a tip-off provided ....
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Security source denies arrest of Italian national
Date: 2020-02-09 05:44:23 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:1 - ID:8303561
CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - A security source denied on Sunday media reports talking about the arrest of an Italian national. The source stressed that the arrested man was an Egyptian and was identified as Patrick George Michel Zaki Soliman. The ....
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Police arrest 2 drug dealers in Qalyubia governorate
Date: 2020-02-08 18:35:39 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:40 - ID:8303233
CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - Police forces on Saturday rounded up two criminals in Qalyubia for manufacturing large quantities of Strox for distribution purposes. The drug dealers were caught in Shubra El Kheima district with 14 kilograms Strox, one ....