2 officers and 1 conscript killed in terrorist attack in Giza

CAIRO – 5 July 2017: Two police officers and one conscript have been killed Wednesday morning in a terrorist attack targeting their checkpoint in Al-Ayat, Giza governorate.

An anonymous armed group attacked the checkpoint and shot the police officers according to security sources’ statements adding, “After killing them, the terrorists shortly ran away.”

Several ambushes were set around the streets of the governorate and police personnel were deployed to follow the armed men and arrest them.

No official statements from security officials have been released regarding the incident explaining more about the terrorist attack or the armed men. However, the public prosecution has ordered the opening of an investigation and referred the case to the military prosecution.

On Tuesday, three security personnel were killed and another ten injured in an armored explosion south of Arish city, North Sinai, according to sources interviewed by Egypt Today.

The ten injured personnel were transferred to Arish Hospital for further examinations. A medical report issued later stated that the injuries included fractures and shrapnel wounds. The deceased’s bodies were handed to their families.

On June 18, two police officers died in a blast targeted at a Central Security Forces (CSF) vehicle on the Autostrad Road near the Cairo suburb of Maadi. Four security personnel were also injured.