Gunmen kill security official in Cairo

November 18, 2013 09:22 am | Updated November 16, 2021 09:16 pm IST - Cairo

Egypt’s Interior Ministry says unknown gunmen have shot and killed a senior national security officer in Cairo as he headed to his office.

The statement from the Ministry said gunmen opened fire on a car carrying Lt. Col. Mohamed Mabrouk of the national security agency, killing him on the spot late on Sunday.

Mabrouk worked in the agency’s branch in charge of monitoring Islamist groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood.

Mabrouk is one of the most senior security officers to be targeted and killed in Cairo during the violence that has gripped Egypt since the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsy in July.

A security official said Mabrouk was hit by seven bullets in his chest and head fired by gunmen whom witnesses described as masked. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters.

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