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Egypt extends state of emergency
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEgypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extends a state of emergency declared after twin church bombings in April by jihadists, in a decree issued in the official gazette on Thursday.
The renewed three-month state of emergency will start on July 10, according to the decree.
Parliament approved the initial state of emergency in April after the two church bombings claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group that killed at least 45 people.
— AFP
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