A number of Middle East news sites have republished pro-government narrative on the alleged shooting of terrorists in a gun battle between security forces and a “militant hideout”. The police officer, who was allegedly killed in the shootout, was identified as Lt. Col. Mohammed Fawzi Al-Houfi but the alleged terrorists have not been named. Activists say the dead officer was a perpetrator of the torture and arrest of activists. “National Security Officer Mohamed Al-Houfi was the cause of sadness in many houses, I know children who were orphaned because of him, and mothers whose hearts were broken as a result of what he did to their children,” Haitham Ghoneim wrote on Facebook. READ: Egypt to compensate doctors who contract coronavirus … Continue reading Egypt activists decry government narrative on Cairo terror shootout