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8 killed, 5 injured in random shooting in southern Egypt

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Eight people were killed and five others were injured when a man opened fire at random in southern Egypt, according to officials and local media reports. The suspect was later killed in a shootout with security forces. The shooting was reported on Monday in Abu Tig, a city in Assiut Governorate, about 200 miles south of Cairo.

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Eight people were killed in a firearm attack in Egypt. An armed man opened fire on passers-by in the city of Abnub in the province of Assiut. In the incident in Abnub, about 300 kilometers south of Cairo, five more people were injured. According to the authorities, the perpetrator opened fire on passers-by at a bus station indiscriminately on Monday evening.In a firefight with the police, the man was killed, as reported by the Interior Ministry …

·Vienna, Austria
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Eight people were killed and five others wounded in a shooting in central Egypt, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said. The gunman, who allegedly opened fire at passersby at a bus stop, was surrounded by local authorities in the countryside and killed in a clash with police.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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An armed man shot at passers-by in Egypt, killing eight people. He was then shot himself. According to the Ministry of Interior, five more people were injured in the incident in Abnub (Assiut province).

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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Eight people were killed and five wounded by bullets in the centre of Egypt by an assailant who was then shot dead by the police, the Ministry of the Interior evoking the trail of an unbalanced. ...

·Brussels, Belgium
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The suspect was killed by the police in Abnub City, reportedly suffering from mental problems.

·Vienna, Austria
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At least eight people were killed and five injured after an armed man shot "indiscriminatoryly" at a group of people in a station...

·Madrid, Spain
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BNO News broke the news in Tilburg, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
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