Egypt foils possible terrorist plot against Coptic Christians - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Apr 15, 2020

A member of Egypt special police forces guards the Coptic Orthodox White Monastery site in Sohag, Egypt April 6, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RC120782D770 — An Egyptian special police forces member guards the Coptic Orthodox White Monastery site in Sohag, Egypt, April 6, 2019. — REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egyptian security forces killed seven suspected militants in the capital, Cairo, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday.

A police officer died and three others were wounded following a shootout that erupted when Egyptian security forces raided a hideout in the Amiriyah district in eastern Cairo. After the hourslong standoff, officers found ammunition, weapons and explosives.

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