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Egypt says police kill 19 jihadist suspects linked to Copt attack
CAIRO, Nov 4, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Nineteen suspected jihadists linked to a deadly attack on Coptic Christians in central Egypt have been killed in a shootout with police, the interior ministry said Sunday.
Those killed in the exchange of fire were part of a cell that left dead seven Coptic pilgrims in Friday’s attack in Minya province, a statement by the ministry said.
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