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| Sisi says Egypt has carried out airstrike on terror camps; sources confirm location is Libya | ||
| 2017-05-27 | ||
| [AlAhram] Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said in a televised speech following the terrorist attack on Christians in Minya on Friday morning, that an He added that "Egypt will not hesitate in striking any camps that harbour or train terrorist elements whether inside Egypt or outside Egypt," adding that Friday's attack, which saw 28 Copts killed by armed gunnies, will not pass easily. El-Sisi said that a strike was being launched targeting a camp that had been a source of holy warriors who had carried out attacks in Egypt, without specifying the location. The Egyptian armed forces released a short video which was shown on state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? after El-Sisi's speech. The voiceover said that upon the directions of the president, the airforce had carried out a strike against terrorist gatherings in Libya "after confirming their involvement in planning and committing the terrorist attack in Minya governorate on Friday." The strike is still ongoing, the army video said. Senior sources had earlier told MENA agency that the strike mentioned by the president targeted terrorist Death Eater group camps in Darna, eastern Libya. El-Sisi directly addressed the American president Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... , saying: "Your Excellency, I trust your ability to wage war on terrorism as your first priority, with the cooperation of the whole international community, that should unite against terrorism." He added that "all countries that support terrorism, should be punished, without any courtesy or conciliation." "If Egypt falls, the whole world will be in chaos," he said. "We are waging a war on behalf of the world." The president stressed the huge efforts that have been taken to fight terrorism. He said that Egypt had destroyed 300 vehicles trying to cross the border from Libya while bringing "evil" over the past two months.
Security officials quoted witnesses as saying they saw eight to 10 attackers in military uniforms and masks. Christians account for more than 35 percent of the population in Minya, the highest level of any Egyptian province. | ||
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