Two Egyptian Army Officers Killed in Gold-Mining Crackdown on Southern Border, Military Says
The military said the campaign has detained 151 Egyptians and 540 foreigners as it targets illegal gold mining and smuggling.
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Military Spokesperson says two Armed Forces officers martyred during clashes with illegal gold-mining gangs
Colonel Ahmed Etman, the military spokesperson for the Armed Forces, announced the names of the Armed Forces personnel who were martyred during a confrontation with gangs engaged in the illegal mining of gold ore in the Western Desert.
Egyptian army officers killed in anti-illegal gold mining operation near Sudan border
Two Egyptian army officers, including a senior border guard, were killed during a military operation targeting illegal gold mining along Egypt’s southern border with Sudan, according to Colonel Gharib Abdel-Hafez, the official spokesperson for the Egyptian Armed Forces, in a statement on Thursday. The campaign, which began in the Eastern Desert in June, has resulted in the detention of 151 Egyptians and 540 foreign nationals, according to figure…
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القدس العربيThe Egyptian military spokesman announced the death of the Chief of Staff of the Southern Border Guard and the Chief of Operations of a battalion while countering the illegal exploration of gold on the southern border of the country.
The Egyptian army announced that two officers were killed in a clash during an operation against gangs engaged in illegal gold mining in the Eastern Desert. Army spokesman Colonel Ahmed Atman Ali stated that the operation was carried out in coordination with ministries and institutions.
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