Gunmen Kill Five Police Officers in Cairo

Gunmen ambushed an Egyptian security checkpoint on Friday, opening fire on a car and killing five policemen in an area just south of the capital – MENA photo.

Cairo, MINA – Five Egyptian police officers were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire at a security checkpoint in Badrashin district of Giza governorate, an Egyptian Interior Ministry source said Friday.

Middle East News Agency (MENA) quoted the security source as saying that the shooting killed two officers and three conscripts, noting that several mobile ambushes had been deployed to track down and arrest the suspects.

Three gunmen on a motorbike attacked police in al-Badrasheen area of Giza province, 30km south of Cairo, killing two officers and three conscripts, the agency said on Friday citing a security source.

“A police officer who was near the site of the attack exchanged fire with the assailants forcing them to flee,” the ministry statement said.

Attackers stole the weapons and radios of the victims and tried to set fire to the bodies but fled when they saw people gathering nearby, witnesses said. (T/RS5/RS1)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)