Security forces in Giza said that members of the Hasm terrorist movement were killed on Saturday in 6th of October City during a firing exchange, and their weapons and explosive devices were seized during the raid. The Egyptian authorities banned the Hasm movement in February and declared it a terrorist organization. Hasm has also claimed responsibility for the failed assassination attempt of former Grand Mufti, Ali Gomaa. The movement is described by security forces as an armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood. Hasm, meaning ‘decisiveness’ in Arabic, has accused judges of sentencing thousands of innocent people to death or jailing them for life, at the behest of the military.

Source: Egypt Independent July 08, 2017 13:52 UTC