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Egypt says security forces kill 12 suspected militants in Cairo
Firefights in two locations in Egyptian capital follow attack on a tourist bus in Giza the day before

 By MEE and agencies
Published date: 20 May 2019 10:25 UTC | Last update: 1 hour 40 min ago

Egyptian security forces have killed 12 militants in Cairo, the interior ministry said on Monday, a day after an explosion targeted a tourist bus near the Giza pyramids.

The roadside bomb wounded at least 17 people, including South Africans, in the latest blow to Egypt’s tourism industry. No deaths were reported.

The ministry did not say in its statement that the killings were related to Sunday’s explosion. However, it said the militants belonged to Hasm, a group it accused of planning a series of attacks in the country to create an “atmosphere of chaos”.

Read more at: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-police-kills-12-suspected-militants-cairo-ministry

I largely stopped reading MEE, Middle Eastern Eye because their editorial slant got to bad but they still have some decent articles. Just drive-by reading from time to time.

Anyway, killing 12 terrorists in a megapolis like Cairo is quite a story.