MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Unidentified gunmen killed eight plainclothes police south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement Sunday.
Four gunmen ambushed and opened fire at a microbus carrying Helwan city plainclothes police, killing a first lieutenant and seven police officers, the ministry’s spokesperson said.
An active investigation is underway to find the assailants, the ministry added.
