Military funerals for Giza martyrs

CAIRO – 21 October 2017: A military funeral will be held for the police officers who were killed during a raid on a militant hideout near the Giza-Al Wahat Road in Giza on Friday.

The military funeral will be held in the policemen’s hometown in attendance of security leaders, a security source said.

Dozens of Egyptian security personnel were killed and injured Friday during a raid on a militant hideout in Giza. The death toll has risen to at least 35, according to Egyptian officials.

The Interior Ministry said Friday security forces are still combing El Wahat road in search of runaway terrorists.

In a statement, the ministry added that the Homeland Security Service was informed of a terrorist hideout in El Wahat area.

Security forces clashed and exchanged fire with the terrorists, leaving a number of them dead or wounded.