Three Dead in Attack and Brotherhood Protests in Egypt

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Three people including an army general were killed and at least 28 wounded on Friday in militant attacks, some claimed by a group loyal to the "ISIL", and clashes at Brotherhood protests around Egypt, security sources and health officials said.

Police were out in force at the demonstrations, organized by a hardline group calling for removal of the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

In Matariya, focal point for protests in Cairo, a civilian died before the gathering was dispersed, security sources said.

Hours before, an army brigadier general was killed and two soldiers wounded when gunmen in an unmarked car fired on a parking lot in nearby Gesr al-Suez, they said. One soldier later died.

The demonstrations were small.

The Interior Ministry said it thwarted 10 planned bombings and arrested 224 people nationwide on Friday.

One officer was shot in Alexandria and a bomb injured four police in the Nile Delta town of Sharqiya. In al-Arish, in largely lawless northern Sinai province, a bomb wounded six policemen, security sources said.

Violence also erupted in Beni Soueif, a southern town, and Kafr Sheikh in the Delta, they said.

Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, Egypt's most active militant group, appeared to take responsibility for some attacks via what claims to be its official Twitter account.
Ansar has pledged loyalty to the "ISIL" , and claimed responsibility for shooting the general, the Sinai bomb and another attack in Qalyubiyah province.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team