2 dangerous criminals killed in shootout with police in Egypt's Dakahlia

CAIRO – 2 September 2024: Two dangerous criminals were killed and one police officer was wounded in an exchange of gunfire in Dakahlia governorate.

Police received a tip-off that two dangerous criminals who are sentenced to life over trafficking and possession of unlicensed weapons were taking a shelter in two villages in Dakahlia governorate.

Police raided the hideouts and exchanged fire with them, causing the death of the two criminals and the injury of a police officer.

Drugs, weapons, bullets and 2 motorbikes without number plates were found in their possession