Parliament speaker Ali Abdul Aal denied rumours circulating on social media outlets that security forces have been conducting extra-judicial killings in the North Sinai city of Al-Arish, a state-run media outlet reported. The parliament speaker’s comments came in the context of discussing an urgent statement by members of parliament representing Al-Arish. “Army and police forces are sacrificing their souls on a daily basis; there are electronic battalions that are targeting Egypt, its people, army and police. Security sources also denied accusations made during the meeting, which claimed that the police detained their relatives and killed them. The ministry said that the perpetrators opened fire against police forces that stormed their residence.

Source: Daily News Egypt January 17, 2017 12:44 UTC