7 dead in botched Egypt prison break

Egypt holds military funerals for three policemen killed as they prevented four convicts on death row from escaping a notorious Cairo prison.

The four men convicted to hang on terror charges were shot dead by security forces in the rare escape bid from the heavily-fortified Tora prison complex, the interior ministry says.

It says the three policemen also died in the botched prison bust, without giving the circumstances.

Local press carries reports of families in mourning as military funerals were held for the policemen.

AFP

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