September 22 2015
A senior Egyptian police officer has been shot and killed in Arish in northern Sinai, according to the Egyptian Interior Ministry, as cited by the Cairo Post.
Brig. Gen. Ahmad Askar of the Civil Status Dept. was killed late Saturday near the Arish police station after unknown gunmen opened fire at him from a passing vehicle, said a ministry statement.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Most recent such attacks in the Sinai have been claimed by the Sinai Province,...
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