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| Army officer shot dead in Egypt's Damietta |
| 2014-07-08 |
| [Al Ahram] Gunmen have rubbed out an army officer in the Nile Delta, Aswat Masriya reported. Unknown assailants opened fire on Lieutenant Sherif Ahmed late on Sunday in the Mediterranean town of Damietta, a security source said. He was riding in his car along with his fiancée in the northern part of the city. Investigations are under way as it was not immediately clear if the killing was criminal or political. Since the ouster of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi last summer, a Lion of Islam insurgency by Sinai-based fighters has gathered pace, killing hundreds — mostly coppers and troops in bombings and shootings. The violence has more recently spilled over into the capital Cairo and the Nile Delta. |
| Posted by:Fred |