{"id":341687,"date":"2021-04-19T23:26:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T22:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=341687"},"modified":"2021-04-19T23:35:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T22:35:58","slug":"egyptian-police-kill-3-militants-alleged-in-executing-coptic-christian-in-north-sinai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=341687","title":{"rendered":"Egyptian police kill 3 militants alleged in executing Coptic Christian in North Sinai"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"description\" wp_automatic_readability=\"73.863285556781\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_1119281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1119281\" style=\"width:412px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1119281 jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"284\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Egyptian-police.jpg?w=412&amp;ssl=1 412w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Egyptian-police.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Egyptian-police.jpg?resize=58%2C40&amp;ssl=1 58w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Egyptian-police.jpg?resize=260%2C179&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Egyptian-police.jpg?resize=189%2C130&amp;ssl=1 189w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Egyptian-police.jpg?resize=412%2C284&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"> <\/figure>\n<p>Egyptian police on Monday killed three terrorists who were allegedly involved in the execution of a Coptic Christian and two tribesmen in Egypt\u2019s Sinai, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>After receiving a tip-off, the national security sector struck a hideout of some terrorist elements in al-Abtal area in North Sinai.<\/p>\n<p><!-- between content ad --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspected elements were planning to carry out terrorist operations against some Coptic people, their properties, headquarters of the police and armed forces,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Three machine guns, one bomb, and an explosive were seized in their possession, it added.<\/p>\n<p>An Islamic State (IS)-affiliated group in Sinai claimed on Sunday in a 13-minute video that it executed a Coptic Christian and two tribesmen in North Sinai.<\/p>\n<p>The Coptic Christians make up more than 10 per cent of Egypt\u2019s 100-million population.<\/p>\n<p>The Coptic Church named the 62-year-old Copt from Bir al-Abd in North Sinai as Nabil Habashi.<\/p>\n<p>The forces have been combing the surrounding areas to arrest two other top terrorists who took part in the killing of Habashi on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-security forces attacks have been escalated in North Sinai since 2013 when the army overthrew late Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in response to mass protest against his rule.<\/p>\n<p>Most attacks have been centered in North Sinai while some others were expanded in the capital Cairo and other cities targeting churches, civilians, and police checkpoints.<\/p>\n<p>An IS-affiliated group in Sinai claimed responsibility for most of the attacks that left hundreds of security men killed.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Egypt has launched 2018 a nationwide operation against militants focused on North Sinai, killing at least 1,000. 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