Egypt Security Forces

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  Agreement Close On Two-Day Extension To Israel-Hamas Truce, Says Egypt

  A senior Egyptian official said that Egypt and Qatar were close to securing a deal to extend a truce between Israeli and Hamas forces in Gaza by two days, continuing a pause in seven weeks of warfare that has killed thousands.

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  Egypt Security Forces Foil Church Bombing: Reports

  Egyptian security forces have thwarted a suicide bomb attack on a church just outside of Cairo, state television said on Saturday.

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  Gunmen Kill Policeman In Attack Near Egypt Monastery

  Gunmen attacked security forces near St. Catherine's Monastery in Egypt's south Sinai on Tuesday, killing at least one police officer and injuring four others, the Health Ministry said, just a week after two deadly church bombings killed 45.

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  Bomb Kills Civilian, Injures 3 Police In Northern Egypt: Sources

  A roadside bomb in northern Egypt killed a civilian and injured three policemen on Friday in the second attack on the security forces in a day, security sources said.

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  Egypt's Security Forces Disperse Small Protests Against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

  Egyptian security forces fired tear gas and arrested scores of people to disperse small protests against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday, deterring what activists had hoped would be large demonstrations, witnesses and security sources said.

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  Egyptian Forces Kill 2 Militants In Clashes In Upscale Cairo Area

  Egyptian security forces killed two suspected Islamist militants during clashes in the upscale Cairo district of Maadi on Wednesday, security sources said.

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  Car Bomb Kills 3 at Hotel Housing Election Judges in Egypt's Sinai

  A car bomb exploded outside a hotel housing election judges in Egypt's North Sinai today, killing at least three people and injuring 14, security and medical sources said.

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  Egypt Expresses Sorrow to Mexico After Tourists Killed

  Egypt's envoy to Mexico expressed his government's condolences on Monday after Egyptian security forces mistakenly targeted a group of tourists in a deadly incident condemned by the Mexican authorities.

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  Mexico Demands Probe as 2 Tourists Killed in Egypt

  Mexico's president called on Egypt Sunday to conduct an "exhaustive" investigation after at least two Mexican tourists were mistakenly killed by Egyptian security forces chasing jihadists.

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  Chasing Jihadists, Egyptian Forces Kill Tourists by Mistake

  Egyptian security forces killed 12 people on Sunday, including Mexican tourists, after mistakenly targeting their vehicles while chasing jihadists in the country's west, the interior ministry said.

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  Sinai Blast Wounds 20 Egyptian Policemen

  A roadside bomb blast wounded 20 Egyptian policemen today as they travelled in a bus in northern Sinai where militants have launched deadly attacks against security forces, officials said.

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  At Least 30 Killed in Militant Attacks in Egypt's North Sinai Province

  At least 30 people were killed when Islamist militants attacked several checkpoints in Egypt's North Sinai today, security and medical sources said, in one of the biggest coordinated assaults yet in the insurgency-hit province.

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  At Least 22 Suspected Militants Killed by Egypt Security Forces: Sources

  Egyptian security forces killed 22 suspected militants who were planning to target security forces in the restive North Sinai province, security sources said.

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  2 Egypt Policemen Shot Dead Near Giza Pyramids

  Gunmen on a motorbike today killed two Egyptian policemen guarding the tourist site of the Giza pyramids in Cairo, in the latest attack on security forces, police said.

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  Egypt Using Sex Attacks to Crush Opposition: Rights Group

  Egyptian security forces have stepped up sexual attacks against detainees since the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi, using them as a "cynical political strategy" to crush opposition, a rights group charged Tuesday.