8 'terrorists' killed in gunfight on Safaga-Sohag Road

CAIRO – 8 May 2017: Eight “terrorists” have been killed in a gunfight during a police attempt to arrest them on the Safaga-Sohag Road, stated the Interior Ministry on Monday.

Secret investigations by officers at the National Security Agency (NSA) revealed that a group of “terrorists” were hiding inside a hideout on the road between the Red Sea town and the Upper Egyptian governorate.

Officers from the NSA, the General Security Sector and the Central Security Forces headed to the hideout, where the gunmen initiated the shooting, forcing the police to exchange fire, according to the source.

Weapons and ammunition were seized in the hideout and the prosecution was notified to launch an investigation into the incident.