{"id":3934,"date":"2016-05-08T20:41:21","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T20:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5917.temp.domains\/~iriacom\/\/news\/?p=3934"},"modified":"2016-05-08T20:45:43","modified_gmt":"2016-05-08T20:45:43","slug":"militants-kill-8-egyptian-police-officers-in-cairo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/militants-kill-8-egyptian-police-officers-in-cairo\/","title":{"rendered":"Militants kill 8 Egyptian police officers in Cairo"},"content":{"rendered":"

The deadly assault on Egyptian police was one of the largest attacks on security forces in\u00a0Cairo in months<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eight Egyptian policemen were shot dead by masked gunmen in southern Cairo suburb of Helwan early on Sunday, according to a source from Cairo Security Department. The attack\u00a0was later claimed by two separate Islamist groups.<\/p>\n

The police, all in plainclothes, were inspecting security early Sunday morning when four gunmen in a pickup truck attacked them, according to Egypt\u2019s state-run Middle East News Agency.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s deadly assault on the patrol was one of the largest attacks<\/a><\/span> on security forces in the capital in months.<\/p>\n

The Islamic State (ISIS) group issued a statement claiming the attack, saying it was in response to the imprisonment of women.<\/p>\n

In a separate statement on its Facebook page, the Popular Resistance Movement also claimed responsibility for Sunday\u2019s killings. The group is a youth movement that opposes the government\u2019s counterterrorism operations, which it says have included police brutality and harassment.<\/p>\n

A military funeral was held in New Cairo\u2019s police academy on Sunday afternoon for eight policemen gunned down by unknown assailants. The slain policemen included seven low-ranking policemen and a junior police officer.<\/p>\n

The assailants are still at large.<\/p>\n

Hours after the killings, Egypt\u2019s interior minister, Magdy Abdel Ghaffar, in charge of police, promised an investigation and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice.<\/p>\n

“These are the heroes whose blood mixes with the nation’s soil every day,” Abdel-Ghaffar told state television.<\/p>\n

“We are determined to continue our march against terror and anyone who seeks to undermine the nation’s stability,” he said, as black-clad female relatives of the policemen wailed in grief.<\/p>\n

Al Azhar, a historic centre of Islamic learning in Cairo, condemned what it called a “terrorist attack the likes of which contradict Islamic teachings” and offered in a statement its support for Egypt’s security forces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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