Egypt.. Interior Ministry Reveals Details of Gunfire with a "Highly Dangerous" Gang

- The Egyptian Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday evening the details of confrontations and gunfire with a gang it described as "highly dangerous," stating that its members practiced thuggery and forcibly took control of dozens of acres of agricultural land owned by others in Giza Governorate. The Egyptian Ministry of Interior stated in a post on its official account on the "X" platform, formerly Twitter: "Information and investigations by the General Security Sector, in coordination with the relevant ministry agencies, confirmed that a criminal hub comprising (10 highly dangerous criminal elements, previously accused and convicted in drug trafficking, armed robbery, attempted murder, firearms possession, permanent disability, and agricultural land destruction) was engaged in acts of thuggery and imposing control, forcibly taking over dozens of acres of agricultural land owned by others, possessing unlicensed firearms, and collecting sums of money from landowners as extortion under the threat of weapons."

The ministry clarified that the gang members used a location in an agricultural area within the jurisdiction of the Second Sheikh Zayed Police Station in Giza as a base for their criminal activities. The Egyptian Ministry of Interior mentioned that "after legal procedures were taken, the gang members were tracked and targeted, with the participation of the Central Security Sector, and an exchange of gunfire occurred, resulting in the death of 5 of them and the injury of 3, who were transferred to a hospital for necessary treatment, while others were arrested, and 10 automatic rifles, shotguns, and a quantity of ammunition of various calibers were seized, and legal measures were taken, with the Public Prosecution assuming the investigation."

The ministry attached its post with a picture of two of the gang members after their arrest along with several weapons and other seized items.