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Egyptian police kill 3 militants alleged in executing Coptic Christian in North Sinai
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Egyptian police on Monday killed three terrorists who were allegedly involved in the execution of a Coptic Christian and two tribesmen in Egypt’s Sinai, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
After receiving a tip-off, the national security sector struck a hideout of some terrorist elements in al-Abtal area in North Sinai.
“The suspected elements were planning to carry out terrorist operations against some Coptic people, their properties, headquarters of the police and armed forces,” the statement said.
Egypt killed three suspects in jihadist murder of Copt
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Egypt s interior ministry said Monday it killed three terrorist elements in the Sinai Peninsula suspected of involvement in the execution of a Coptic Christian claimed by an Islamic State-affiliated group. National security received intelligence about a group of terrorist elements involved in the killing of Nabil Habashi. in North Sinai. with the aim of carrying out hostile operations targeting the homes and houses of worship of Coptic citizens, the ministry said in a statement.
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Apr 19, 2021 9:13 AM
CAIRO (Reuters) â Egyptian security forces have shot dead three suspected Islamist militants accused of targeting Coptic Christians and involvement in the execution-style killing of a 62-year-old man in North Sinai, the interior ministry said on Monday.
The suspected militants died in an exchange of fire and were part of a cell that was plotting to attack Copts, their property and places of worship, as well as the security forces, the ministry said in a statement. It did not say when the clash took place.
An Islamist insurgency spread in the north of the Sinai Peninsula after Egyptâs military overthrew Muslim Brotherhood president Mohamed Mursi in 2013.
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