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2020-05-02 Africa North
Egyptian military kills two ‘takfiri elements’ in North Sinai
[AlAhram] The Egyptian armed forces said on Friday that their units in North Sinai had killed two dangerous "takfiri
...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who most be killed...
elements" during a raid.

According to the short statement, the raid took place after the military received intelligence about a terrorist cell located on a farm.

The statement added that an automatic rifle, a wireless device and ammunition were found with the terrorists.

On Thursday, ten Egyptian military personnel were "killed or maimed" when an improvised bomb exploded in North Sinai’s Beir al-Abd, according to an official statement.
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