Security and Crime

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  • 12 terrorists killed in shootout with police in 6th of October, Shorouq cities

    Date: 2019-05-20 10:57:33 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:32 - ID:7948669

    CAIRO, May 20 (MENA) - Twelve terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire with police forces in Cairo's 6th of October and Giza's Shorouq cities, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The statement said police found out that the ....

  • Matrouh security aborts infiltration attempt to Libya

    Date: 2019-05-19 14:07:48 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:44 - ID:7947607

    MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, May 19 (MENA) - Marsa Matrouh security agencies, in cooperation with the border guard of the western military zone, aborted an attempt by 38 Egyptians to infiltrate into Libya across Salloum desert. Assistant minister of ....

  • Airport police foil attempt to smuggle artifacts into Egypt

    Date: 2019-05-19 11:07:42 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:29 - ID:7947305

    CAIRO, May 19 (MENA) - Cairo airport police have foiled an attempt to smuggle archaeological artifacts into Egypt. Acting on a tip-off, the airport police stopped a foreigner residing in Egypt as he was receiving a shipment on a bill of lading ....

  • Prisoner shot dead while attempting to escape from jail -- source

    Date: 2019-05-14 18:24:04 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:69 - ID:7941667

    CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - A well-informed source on Tuesday reported that a prisoner was shot dead while trying to escape from jail. The prisoner was sentenced to death for killing a woman, the source added. (MENA) M R E/M I E ....

  • Killer of priest at St. Mark's Church remanded in custody for 4 days pending further investigations

    Date: 2019-05-14 13:34:54 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:44 - ID:7941341

    BANHA, Egypt, May 14 (MENA) - A church janitor who shot dead a priest at St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in Shubra el-Kheima district on Monday was remanded in custody pending further investigations by police. The prosecution is charging the ....

  • Church civilian guard kills priest in Shubra el Kheima

    Date: 2019-05-13 18:02:38 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:68 - ID:7940163

    BANHA, Egypt, May 13 (MENA) - A civilian church guard shot dead a priest at St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in Shubra el-Kheima district Monday. Security bodies and the General Prosecution were immediately notified and launched a probe into the ....

  • Drug dealer killed in shoot-out with security forces

    Date: 2019-05-10 13:04:30 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:23 - ID:7936155

    CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) - An extremely dangerous criminal was killed in a gunfight with security forces in the desert hinterland of Suez on the Cairo-Suez highway, the Interior Ministry said Friday. Two firearms, ammunition, a mobile phone and a ....

  • 3 defendants sentenced to 10 years in jail over EMPC unrest

    Date: 2019-05-09 13:08:14 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:37 - ID:7934971

    CAIRO, May 9 (MENA) - The Giza Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced three defendants to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment over their involvement in the unrest that erupted outside the Egyptian Media Production City (EMPC) in 2013. The court also ....

  • 2 arrested for collecting expatriates' savings

    Date: 2019-05-07 12:42:59 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:48 - ID:7932118

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Two persons were arrested in Port Said on Tuesday for collecting savings of Egyptians working abroad reaching around 50 million Egyptian pounds over a year. The pair collected savings of Egyptian expatriates in foreign ....

  • Cairo airport: Attempt to smuggle live bullets, artifacts foiled

    Date: 2019-04-30 06:10:27 GMT - Egypt - Security and Crime - SN:6 - ID:7922106

    CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - The customs department at Cairo airport has foiled a passenger's attempt to smuggle live bullets, cold weapons, coins, ancient swords and precious stones into Egypt. A national of an Arab Gulf state had arrived at Cairo ....

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