Cairo March 26 (IANS) The Egyptian police killed six terrorists on Sunday during an anti-terror raid in Beheira province north of the capital Cairo the Egyptian Interior Ministry said.
The anti-terror police raid came hours before Egypt s 2018 presidential election kicks off on Monday morning in which incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is expected to easily win a second four-year term.
The interior ministry said the terrorist cell in Beheira was involved in Saturday s car bomb in nearby coastal province of Alexandria that killed two policemen and wounded at least four others.
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