UK amb. mourns Egypt policemen killed in terror attack

CAIRO - 21 October 2017: British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson expressed condolences to the families of policemen killed in a terrorist attack on Friday in the Wahat desert of Giza.

On his twitter page, the ambassador asserted that Egypt and the UK are standing side by side to confront terrorism.

The Interior Ministry said Friday a number of policemen were killed in a shootout following a raid on a hideout used terrorist cell on el Wahat desert way.

It added that a number of terrorist elements were also killed during the shootout.