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Tuesday, February 11, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Egypt forces kill 17 militants in North Sinai
Egyptian police have killed 17 militants in a shootout in the restive northern Sinai, the country’s interior ministry says.
Security forces are battling a long-running insurgency in the peninsula, spearheaded by the Islamic State group.
The shootout flared as police, acting on intelligence, raided a hideout in North Sinai’s provincial capital of El-Arish, the ministry says in a statement.
They found “terrorist elements” who were planning “hostile operations” and had weapons and explosives, the ministry adds.
— AFP
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