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Thursday, September 5, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Egypt says six suspected jihadists killed south of Cairo
Six suspected jihadists were killed earlier today in a shootout with police near the Bahariya oasis southwest of the Egyptian capital, the interior ministry says.
Police carried out a dawn raid against “terrorist elements” in a desert area near Bahariya, roughly 300 kilometers (190 miles) southwest of Cairo, the ministry said in a statement.
A shootout led to the death of six suspects, the ministry says, adding that a number of hunting rifles and four assault rifles were found at the site.
Jihadists have launched several attacks in the vast desert area west of the Nile.
— AFP
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