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| Egypt unrest: Six soldiers shot dead in Cairo | Egypt unrest: Six soldiers shot dead in Cairo |
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| Six Egyptian soldiers have been killed by gunmen at a checkpoint in the northern Cairo suburb of Shubra al-Khayma, state media reports. | Six Egyptian soldiers have been killed by gunmen at a checkpoint in the northern Cairo suburb of Shubra al-Khayma, state media reports. |
| A security official said two bombs left behind by the attackers had been defused. | A security official said two bombs left behind by the attackers had been defused. |
| The violence comes two days after another soldier was shot dead in an attack on an army bus in eastern Cairo. | The violence comes two days after another soldier was shot dead in an attack on an army bus in eastern Cairo. |
| There has been an upsurge in violence since the overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi last July. | There has been an upsurge in violence since the overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi last July. |
| Islamist militants have killed hundreds of police and soldiers in numerous attacks. | |
| The military accused Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood of carrying out this latest attack, which was carried out as the soldiers took part in dawn prayers. | |
| The Brotherhood denies involvement in violence, saying it is committed to peaceful campaigning. | |
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| It was designated a terrorist group in December and thousands of its members have been put on trial. | It was designated a terrorist group in December and thousands of its members have been put on trial. |
| A series of high-profile attacks on security forces in Cairo and the Sinai peninsula have been claimed by another group, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, which it says are in revenge for the military-backed government's repression of Mr Morsi's supporters. | A series of high-profile attacks on security forces in Cairo and the Sinai peninsula have been claimed by another group, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, which it says are in revenge for the military-backed government's repression of Mr Morsi's supporters. |
| Mr Morsi, elected in 2012 following the overthrow of veteran ruler Hosni Mubarak, was ousted by the military amid huge streets protests against him, after a year in power marred by deep political and social divisions. | Mr Morsi, elected in 2012 following the overthrow of veteran ruler Hosni Mubarak, was ousted by the military amid huge streets protests against him, after a year in power marred by deep political and social divisions. |
| Mr Morsi is in jail facing four separate trials. The charges, which he denies, include the killing of opposition protesters, espionage and conspiring to commit acts of terror. | |
| Military chief Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is expected to stand in presidential elections which are due to be held in April. |