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High Ranking Military Officers Killed in Egypt

November 28, 2014
Archive photograph of military deployment in Egypt released by Military spokesperson.

By Aswat Masriya, Edited by Egyptian Streets A brigadier-general has been killed and at least two other soldiers injured in a drive-by shooting in Abu Zaabal in the Qalubiya, north of Cairo. Meanwhile, another brigadier-general has been killed in Gesr Al-Suez in Cairo following another similar drive-by shooting by unknown assailants. Meanwhile, state media has reported multiple bombs have been defused in Fayoum and Alexandria. In Suez, reports indicate gunmen opened fire on the Judges’ Club, while a bomb explosion led to the suspension of the Zagazig-Ismailiya train line. The incidents come as security apparatuses across Egypt raised their state of alert in main cities and squares, in preparation for acts of violence that might occur on Friday. The Salafist front is organising protests on Friday November 28, calling on people to take to the streets holding Qurans to “impose the Islamic identity.” The protection of strategic facilities has been handed over to the armed forces as of Wednesday evening. The facilities include the state TV building, central bank, electricity and water stations. The armed forces also implemented measures to guard borders, and the Suez Canal waterway, to prevent infiltration…


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