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More than 50 policemen, including 14 officers were killed and several others injured during clashes with militanats in Giza city. Officials said, the policemen were killed in exchange of fire with the terrorists in el-Wahat desert in Giza yesterday.
A number of policemen were killed in clashes with militants in bloody clashes in Egypt’s Western Desert, Egypt’s Interior Minister said on Friday.
The police forces received information about a number of terrorists hiding in the desert area. Clashes erupted when they tried to arrest them and they exchanged fire.
Interior Ministry said that a number of policemen were killed and injured, and some terrorists also died in the ensuing crossfire. However, it did not clarify on the number of casualties on both sides.
The ministry hasn’t clarified the number of deaths among the police, which media outlets reckon to have reached 50.
BBC reported that more than 50 police officers were killed during clashes, while local media said 35 citing security sources.
Earlier reports said that 14 police officers were killed and eight others injured during the clashes. The military has launched security campaigns in Egypt’s restive North Sinai province, arrested suspects and demolished houses that belong to terrorists, including those facilitating tunnels leading to the Gaza Strip.