5,558,742 |
11.56194 |
43.10666 |
Djibouti |
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Up to 27 people were reportedly killed and 150 injured in clashes between police, troops and armed members of the Yonis Moussa community in Balbala. Numbers provided by the International federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the opposition are three times higher than authorities'. Authorities reported that opponents attacked them armed with knives, machetes and two Kalashnikov guns, while the opposition emphasised they were attending a banned religious gathering when security forces attacked them. 17 people were arrested following the clashes, including members of the opposition coalition Union for National Salvation (USN). |
5,558,747 |
11.595 |
43.14806 |
Djibouti |
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Opposition coalition's Secretary-General was arrested during the coalition's executive bureau meeting in Djibouti, as authorities were investigating the Balbala violence. |
5,558,753 |
28.10988 |
30.7503 |
Egypt |
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Egyptian police shot dead a suspected Islamist militant in an exchange of fire in the southern countryside on Friday. |
5,558,757 |
30.9833 |
32.8333 |
Egypt |
|
Shootout between police and suspected Moslem militants in southern Egypt on Monday |
5,558,762 |
30.9833 |
32.8333 |
Egypt |
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A farmer was killed in his fields during a shootout between police and suspected Moslem militants in southern Egypt. |
5,558,766 |
28.10988 |
30.7503 |
Egypt |
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Police shot dead three suspected Moslem militants on Saturday after a four-hour gun battle near Sheikh Saleh Basha village in the Minya province in southern Egypt. |
5,558,770 |
27.7756 |
30.8033 |
Egypt |
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Suspected Moslem militants shot dead a retired police major general in the southern Egyptian town of Ashmouneen on Monday to avenge comrades killed by police at the weekend. |
5,558,776 |
27.93121 |
30.83841 |
Egypt |
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Gunmen stormed the church on Wednesday evening near the town of Abu Qurqas in Minya province 240 km (150 miles) south of Cairo and sprayed bullets into a youth meeting. |
5,558,780 |
27.7756 |
30.8033 |
Egypt |
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Three people were killed and several others wounded on Thursday in a shootout between Egyptian police and suspected Moslem militants outside the southern village of Ashmouneen. |
5,558,785 |
27.7756 |
30.8033 |
Egypt |
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During a clash between police and militants, police informers Khalaf Mohamed and Mohamed Ali Bikheit were also killed. |