MOI says it eliminated Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis members in Suez

Sunday 14-09-2014 03:04 PM
MOI says it eliminated Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis members in Suez

Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim - Photo from Shorouk

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CAIRO, Sept 14 (Aswat Masriya) - Egypt's interior ministry eliminated a group of "terrorists" affiliated with the Sinai-based Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis militant group, Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim announced on Sunday.

The seven Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis members are responsible for a group of terrorist attacks which have targeted security forces recently, most notably an attack on a military checkpoint in the Farafra Oasis in southern Egypt which left 21 security personnel killed, Ibrahim said.

"I assure you security sources are capable of facing terrorist elements and outlaws," Ibrahim said during a televised press conference. 

Egypt's security forces have intensified their security measures in North Sinai in reaction to repeated militant attacks that target army and police officials, which rose significantly since the military ouster of former President Mohamed Mursi last year. The attacks soon expanded to other areas of the country, including the capital.

A fact-sheet prepared by Egypt's ministry of foreign affairs put the death toll for terrorism acts which took place since January 2011 and until April 2014 at 971, including 664 security personnel.

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