December 31, 2018:

The operations took place in northern Sinai & Giza.

Egyptian security forces killed 40 militants in two operations after four people died in a roadside bomb that struck a tour bus in Greater Cairo on Friday.

The militants were planning attacks against churches, state institutions, economic interests, the armed forces & tourist sites, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Saturday.

The operations took place in northern Sinai & Giza.

The militants were planning attacks against churches, state institutions, economic interests, the armed forces & tourist sites, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Saturday.

Three Vietnamese nationals & an Egyptian tour guide were killed in the bombing attack on Friday, the state-run Ahram Gate reported, citing a statement from the country’s Public Prosecutor Nabil Sadeq.

Egypt’s Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7. Source Link

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