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| Explosives found during Kerdasa raid resemble those used in Haram bombing: Egypt police | |
| 2016-01-26 | |
The interior ministry said the Kerdasa raid was conducted after authorities received a tip that the apartment was being used to store explosives. Mohammed Abdel-Hamid Abdel-Aziz, who authorities say was a member of the banned Moslem Brüderbund, was killed during the raid in a shootout with police, who say they were met with gunfire upon their arrival. "The interior ministry will continue to chase the members of the [Moslem Brüderbund] terrorist movement and dry up the logistic support given to its members...without upsetting stability and security in the country," the ministry said. On Friday, two holy warrior groups -- the ISIS-affiliated Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis and a group called Revolutionary Punishment -- each grabbed credit for the Haram bombing, which took place days before the fifth anniversary of the 25 January revolution. Authorities have not commented on the identity of those behind the Haram bombing. | |
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