Originally posted by the Voice of America.
Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America,
a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in
the public domain.


                     Egyptian Police Kill Top IS Operative

   by VOA News

   Egyptian police say they have killed a top Islamic State operative
   wanted for his involvement in a string of attacks in the country.

   Egypt's Interior Ministry says security forces shot and killed Ashraf
   Ali El-Gharably after he opened fire and tried to escape during an
   attempt to arrest him in the capital, Cairo.

   A ministry statement said Gharably was a leader of the militant Ansar
   Beit al-Maqdis group west of the Sinai.  The group pledged allegiance
   to IS last year.

   Gharably was one of the most sought-after militants in Egypt.  A police
   official told the French news agency AFP he had been a top assistant to
   an Islamic militant believed to have led a series of bombings in Cairo
   for Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, before taking a more leading role in the
   group.
     __________________________________________________________________

   [1]http://www.voanews.com/content/egyptian-police-kill-top-islamic-stat
   e-operative/3049857.html

References

   1. http://www.voanews.com/content/egyptian-police-kill-top-islamic-state-operative/3049857.html