At least 14 policemen have been killed in an ongoing shootout with militants in Giza’s Bahariya Oasis, a security source said on Friday.
The Giza security directorate source told Al-Ahram Arabic that eight policemen were also injured in the shootout, which is still taking place in the area, an oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt, approximately 370 km from the capital.
Another security source told Al-Ahram that more anti-terrorism unit forces have been deployed to the area in an attempt to apprehend the militants.
The anti-terror unit was deployed as a second stage in the operation.
In earlier statements, a security told MENA state agency said the shootout took place when the forces were attempting to raid a terrorist hideout in the area, and that the militants shot at the forces as police attempted to apprehend them.
The interior ministry has not yet officially commented on the incident.
