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Policeman killed by unidentified gunmen in Egypt

August 15, 2017 at 12:00 pm

A policeman was killed today by unknown gunmen in northern Sinai, Egypt, a security source said.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that “unknown gunmen fired from a machine gun at a police officer in front of his home in the city of Arish. He died immediately.”

The source added that the attackers fled, while the body of the deceased was transferred to Al-Arish General Hospital.

No one claimed responsibility for the incident.

Egypt has faced a militant insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula since the overthrow of its first elected President Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Rights groups have, however, condemned officials for using the unrest to cover up its crimes including the expulsion of Egyptians from Rafah and extra judicial killings of opposition members at the hands of security forces.

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