MILITANTS KILLED, VEHICLE DESTROYED BY EGYPTIANS AIR STRIKERS…
Egypt’s military says its airstrikes have destroyed three
vehicles loaded with weapons, ammunition and explosives, and killed a “large
number” of militants in the western desert allegedly involved in a brazen
ambush on the country’s police earlier this month.
Military spokesman Col. Tamer el-Rifai said
in a statement that Tuesday’s airstrikes took place in a mountainous area
outside Fayoum province, 80 kilometers (50 miles) southwest of Cairo. He said
the scene was still being assessed and a casualty count was incomplete.
The
attack comes nearly two weeks after authorities announced that at least 16
policemen were killed in an ambush about 135 kilometers (84 miles) southwest ofCairo.
Tuesday’s attack took place in Egypt’s western desert, where a previous series of attacks
were blamed on Islamic militants coming from Libya.
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