Two suspected militants belonging to Hasm movement killed by Egyptian forces in shootout
The Interior Ministry said the suspected militants belonged to the Hasm movement, which is affiliated with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Hasm is designed as a terrorist group by the United States.
A bystander also was killed and an officer wounded in the exchange of fire between the militants and security forces in Giza's densely populated neighborhood of Bolaq el-Dakrour, the ministry said in a statement.
According to the ministry, the militants were planning to carry out attacks in Egypt. Security forces in recent years have crushed an extremist insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula, which at times spilled over into other parts of the country.
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