Egypt security forces kill 'most dangerous' members of militant group
Seven members of Ansar Beit Al-Maqdas militant group were killed Sunday
according to Egypt's interior minister
Ahram Online, Sunday 14 Sep 2014
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/110726/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-security-forces-kill-most-dangerous-members-.aspx

Egypt's interior minister said on Sunday that a joint army and police
offensive in Suez governorate resulted in the death of seven members of
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis militant group, Reuters' Aswat Masriya reported.

Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said in a press conference that police
were tipped off that the Sinai-based militant group took shelter in Suez's
Al-Galala Mountain, where they launched their attacks against security
institutions and personnel.

Ibrahim added that following a heavy shootout between both sides, security
forces ultimately managed to kill the seven members and later identified
them via a DNA test.

The minister said these members were "considered to be among the most
dangerous elements of Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis," adding that they were
responsible for the Farafra and Dabaa shootings and also participated in the
bombings of Cairo and Daqahliya security directorates.

The minister directed a message to the families of the victims of militant
attacks saying "your sons have paved the way to stability, and the security
forces will hunt down all those who use religion as a cover to their
terrorist attacks."

"The police are capable of facing the elements of evil, terrorism and
outlaws," Ibrahim said as he concluded the press conference.

A wave of militant attacks has been on the rise since the ouster of Islamist
president Mohamed Morsi in July of last year, with over 500 security
personnel killed. The attacks are particularly more frequent in Egypt's
Sinai Peninsula.

Last April, an Egyptian court classified Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis as a terrorist
organization.
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