3 policemen killed in drive-by-shooting in Egypt

Image of a damaged vehicle after a gun attack took place which killed 3 policemen in Cairo, Egypt on 2 May 2017 [Menastream/Twitter]

Gunmen have attacked a police patrol in Cairo killing three and wounding five in a late night drive-by-shooting, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said in a statement.

Two of the policemen killed held the rank of Captain, reports the Associated Press.

The gunmen approached the patrol in the neighbourhood of Nasr City before an exchange of gunfire took place. No group has yet taken responsibility for the attack and an investigation is currently underway.

Egypt has been battling Daesh in the Sinai for several years with the terrorist group claiming responsibility for the twin bombing of two Coptic churches in the country in April.

Unless otherwise stated in the article above, this work by Middle East Monitor is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. If the image(s) bear our credit, this license also applies to them. What does that mean? For other permissions, please contact us.