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CAIRO — Islamist militants killed an Egyptian brigadier general and a colonel in an early-morning gun battle in the Nile Delta province of Qalyubeya, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.CAIRO — Islamist militants killed an Egyptian brigadier general and a colonel in an early-morning gun battle in the Nile Delta province of Qalyubeya, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.
The killings followed the shooting deaths of six military conscripts over the weekend on the streets of Cairo, in an uptick in attacks on security forces after a lull in the violence over the past month. The killings followed the shooting deaths of six military conscripts over the weekend on the streets of Cairo, in an escalation of attacks on security forces after a lull in the violence over the past month.
Islamist extremists have killed hundreds of military and police personnel in retaliation for the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood last summer. Militants stunned Egypt in late January with a succession of high-profile attacks: a deadly car bombing at the gates of the Egyptian security headquarters in Cairo, the assassination of a senior Interior Ministry official on the streets of the capital, and the shooting down of a military helicopter in northern Sinai. Islamist extremists have killed hundreds of military service members and police officers in retaliation for the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood last summer.
Militants stunned Egypt in late January with a succession of high-profile attacks: a deadly car bombing at the gates of the Egyptian security headquarters in Cairo, the assassination of a senior Interior Ministry official on the streets of the capital, and the shooting down of a military helicopter in northern Sinai.
In February, terrorists blew up a tour bus crossing the border into Israel, killing four people and injuring more than a dozen others in the first attack on an entirely civilian target since the military takeover. Over the past several weeks, however, the attacks had slowed.In February, terrorists blew up a tour bus crossing the border into Israel, killing four people and injuring more than a dozen others in the first attack on an entirely civilian target since the military takeover. Over the past several weeks, however, the attacks had slowed.
In its statement on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said the two military officers killed in the delta had been conducting a raid on a rural building believed to be a bomb-making workshop for the militant group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, or the Supporters of Jerusalem, which has claimed responsibility for the most significant recent attacks. The military and the Interior Ministry said the raid was a joint operation between the police and the army. The two officers were explosives experts, officials said. In its statement on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said the two military officers killed in the delta had been conducting a raid on a rural building believed to be a bomb-making workshop for the militant group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, or the Supporters of Jerusalem, which has claimed responsibility for the most significant recent attacks.
The militants inside fought back in a gunfight that lasted several hours, officials said. The Interior Ministry said that several makeshift bombs were detonated and that other explosives were recovered. The ministry said its forces killed five militants and captured four others. The military and the Interior Ministry said the raid was a joint operation between the police and the army.
The militants inside opened fire, and the shooting lasted for several hours, officials said. The Interior Ministry said that several improvised bombs had been detonated and that other explosives were recovered. The ministry said its forces killed five militants and captured four others.
Separately, a 13-year-old boy was shot to death on Wednesday during clashes between the police and protesters at a university in Beni Suef, in the Nile Valley south of Cairo, the state news media reported.Separately, a 13-year-old boy was shot to death on Wednesday during clashes between the police and protesters at a university in Beni Suef, in the Nile Valley south of Cairo, the state news media reported.
Organized by a group linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, students around the country demonstrated against the military takeover to mark the anniversary of the referendum held after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak in 2011; its plan for a swift transition to civilian rule was quickly discarded by the military council then governing Egypt. Organized by a group linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, students around the country demonstrated against the military takeover, marking the anniversary of the referendum held after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak in 2011; its plan for a swift transition to civilian rule was quickly discarded by the military council then governing Egypt.
Injuries were also reported on Wednesday at protests at several other universities, but by evening officials had reported no other deaths besides the boy’s.Injuries were also reported on Wednesday at protests at several other universities, but by evening officials had reported no other deaths besides the boy’s.