Eight cops killed in Egypt, 2 militant groups claim responsibility
The attackers targeted a checkpoint operation near Helwan police station, reports said.
“On Sunday morning while plainclothes officers from Helwan police station were operating a checkpoint in a minibus near their station on Omar Abdel Aziz Street, four anonymous militants driving a truck opened fire at the officers,” Daily News Egypt reported quoting country's Interior Ministry statement.
"Both Islamic State (IS) and the ”Popular Resistance” movement, whose affiliation is unknown, have claimed responsibility for the attack," the newspaper reported.
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