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Egypt foils possible terrorist plot against Coptic Christians

Egyptian security forces kill seven suspected militants in a shootout in eastern Cairo in which a policeman died.
A member of Egypt special police forces guards the Coptic Orthodox White Monastery site in Sohag, Egypt April 6, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RC120782D770

Egyptian security forces killed seven suspected militants in the capital, Cairo, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday. 

A police officer died and three others were wounded following a shootout that erupted when Egyptian security forces raided a hideout in the Amiriyah district in eastern Cairo. After the hourslong standoff, officers found ammunition, weapons and explosives. 

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