The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the drive-by shooting that left at least eight police dead in Cairo on Sunday, Reuters reported. Sunday’s attack in the south Cairo district of Helwan was in retaliation for the jailing of women by the “apostates in Egypt”, according to a statement ISIS released. Egyptian Streets could not independently verify the authenticity of the statement or the claims made by the terrorist group. Prior to ISIS’ claim of responsibility, one Facebook page which goes by the name ‘Popular Resistance Egypt‘(‘المقاومة الشعبية_ مصر’) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was intended to mark 1,000 days since the dispersal of pro-Morsi protesters at Rabaa Al-Adaweya. Translation: In a security operation facilitated by God (SWT), a group from the caliphate’s army carried out an attack on a bus carrying eight apostates from Egypt’s police in Helwan, south of Cairo, and managed, with the help of God, to shoot and kill them all, including Lieutenant Mohamed Hamed. The mujahideen returned to their posts safely, with all thanks and gratitude to God, and this operation comes as part of a series of operations for [slain ISIS leader] Sheikh Abu…
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Deadly Drive-By Shooting of Police in Cairo’s Helwan
May 8, 2016
