7 Dead In Botched Egypt Prison Break
Muhammad Irfan Published September 24, 2020 | 08:39 PM
Organised by Human Right Commission of Pakistan Egypt held military funerals Thursday for three policemen killed as they prevented four convicts on death row from escaping a notorious Cairo prison
Cairo, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Sep, 2020 ) :organised by Human Right Commission of Pakistan Egypt held military funerals Thursday for three policemen killed as they prevented four convicts on death row from escaping a notorious Cairo prison.
The four men convicted to hang on terror charges were shot dead by security forces in the rare escape bid from the heavily-fortified Tora prison complex, the interior ministry said late Wednesday.
It said the three policemen also died in the botched prison bust, without giving the circumstances.
Local press carried reports of families in mourning as military funerals were held for the policemen.
Egypt has been battling a jihadist insurgency in its North Sinai province since the 2013 overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.
In February 2018, security forces launched a nationwide operation against militants focused on the restive region in eastern Egypt.
More than 930 suspected militants have been killed in the region along with dozens of security personnel, according to official figures.
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