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Egyptian policeman injured in armed attack in Sharqiya
Police officers wait in their vehicle in front of the damaged Cairo Security Directorate building, which includes police and state security, and Museum of Islamic Art building, after a bomb attack in downtown Cairo, January 24, 2014. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
SHARQIYA, Feb 25 (Aswat Masriya) An Egyptian policeman was wounded when unknown armed assailants fired shots at him in Sharqiya early on Tuesday.
Egyptian television said that gunmen on a motorcycle fired shots at Colonel Mohamed al-Mehlawy while he was walking near the Zaqazeeq Centre, before running.
The colonel received a shot to the leg, but is now in stable condition. He was sent to a local hospital.
This is the sixth time a security personnel has been targeted in the governorate, with the last incident being on Monday when an officer received a shot to the head.
Attacks on security personnel have increased since the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
