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Cairo's security chief, Osama Bedair, was sacked on Thursday following a series of militant attacks that security forces failed to curb. The interior ministry said in a statement that Bedair was replaced by his deputy, General Khaled Abdel-Aal, but did not elaborate on the reason for the dismissal. "Interior Minister, Magdi Abdel-Ghaffar, ordered the removal of Cairo Police Chief, General Osama Bedair, and assigned General Khaled Abdel-Aal to replace him," the statement read. Bedair was appointed four months ago following…