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Egypt security forces kill nine 'armed men' in Cairo suburb - security sources


    CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces stormed an apartment in the western Cairo suburb of '6th of October' and killed nine men whom they said were armed, security sources said.

    The sources said authorities had received information the group was planning to carry out an attack. Among those dead was Nasser al-Hafi, a prominent lawyer for the Muslim Brotherhood and a former lawmaker.

    (Writing by Yara Bayoumy; Editing by Toby Chopra)