EGYPT: Coffins of killed Sinai attack victims arrive at mosque ahead of funeral procession.
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EGYPT: Coffins of killed Sinai attack victims arrive at mosque ahead of funeral procession.
- Title: EGYPT: Coffins of killed Sinai attack victims arrive at mosque ahead of funeral procession.
- Date: 7th August 2012
- Summary: CAIRO, EGYPT (AUGUST 7, 2012) (EGYPT TV - NO ACCESS EGYPT) EXTERIOR OF MOSQUE COFFINS OF POLICE BEING CARRIED INTO MOSQUE OFFICERS AND CIVILIANS GATHERING AROUND COFFINS PEOPLE PRAYING OUTSIDE OF MOSQUE OFFICERS AND CIVILIANS PRAYING OVER COFFINS PEOPLE EXITING MOSQUE OFFICERS CARRYING COFFIN INSIDE OF MOSQUE CLOSE ON MAN PRAYING OVER COFFIN COFFIN BEING CARRIED OUTSIDE OF MOSQUE WIDE OF PEOPLE INSIDE OF MOSQUE COFFIN BEING CARRIED FROM MOSQUE AND BEING PUT INSIDE AMBULANCE VARIOUS OF AMBULANCES TRANSPORTING COFFINS TO FUNERAL PROCESSION
- Embargoed: 22nd August 2012 13:00
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- Location: Egypt
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- Country: Egypt
- Topics: Conflict
- Reuters ID: LVADDJ6A1UIMIKU6YI9VY2XJ25UM
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- Story Text: Coffins of police killed in Israeli border massacre arrive at a Cairo mosque ahead of a funeral procession.
The coffins of police officers killed by Islamist gunmen in an attack on the border with Israel arrived at a Cairo mosque before a funeral procession on Tuesday (August 7).
Both officers and civilians gathered around the coffins and said prayers before carrying the coffins from the mosque and placing them in ambulances to begin the procession.
An Egyptian official said insurgents crossed into Egypt from the Gaza Strip before attacking the border station on Sunday (August 5), killing 16 police officers. They then stole two vehicles and headed to nearby Israel, where they were eventually killed by Israeli fire.
Egypt branded Islamist gunmen responsible for the attack as "infidels" and promised on Monday (August 6) to launch a crackdown following the massacre that has strained Cairo's ties with both Israel and Palestinians.
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Monday up to eight assailants were killed in the attack, adding he hoped the incident would serve as a "wake-up call" to Egypt, accused by Israel of having lost control of the desert Sinai Peninsula.
The bloodshed represented an early diplomatic test for Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, an Islamist who took office at the end of June after staunch U.S. ally Hosni Mubarak was overthrown last year in a popular uprising. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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