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Two Egyptians Killed, One Severely Injured in Paris Attacks

November 16, 2015
Firefighters and rescuers evacuate an injured person near the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris, on November 14, 2015. Photo: Dominique Faget, AFP

Two Egyptian citizens were killed in Paris on Friday in a series of shootings and suicide bombings that claimed at least 129 lives. Lamia Mondeguer, 30, was killed at a restaurant on rue de Charonne in Paris’ 11th arrondissement, a source close to Mondeguer’s family told independent publication Enterprise. Mondeguer was a dual Egyptian-French national and was a communications manager at a Parisian talent agency, in addition to working in performance arts. In a phone-in with MBC Masr television host Sherif Amer, Egypt’s Consulate General in Paris Serenad Gamil said the second Egyptian victim, Salah Emad El-Gebaly, 28, is believed to be one of the victims of the attack on the Bataclan music theater, where dozens gathered to watch rock band Eagles of Death Metal perform. The theater attackers briefly held the crowd hostage, before opening fire and killing at least 89. Gamil also stressed that no Egyptians were involved in the attacks. French local media reported on Saturday that two passports, one Egyptian and one Syrian, were found near the bodies of two assailants from the attacks on the Stade de France that took place on Friday night. However,…


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