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CAIRO, July 1 (KUNA) -- Nine terrorist members were killed on Wednesday in an exchange of fire with Egyptian police among them wanted men including senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Nasser al-Hafi, Egyptian television reported.
The raid in the 6th of October district came as security forces were engaged in fierce fighting with Islamic State group militants in the Sinai Peninsula, in which at least 70 soldiers and civilians, have been killed.
When police went to arrest them, the militants opened fire and the nine were killed in the ensuing gun battle, the television added. (end)
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