Egyptian army officers killed in anti-illegal gold mining operation near Sudan border

Two Egyptian army officers, including a senior border guard, were killed during a military operation targeting illegal gold mining along Egypt’s southern border with Sudan, according to Colonel Gharib Abdel-Hafez, the official spokesperson for the Egyptian Armed Forces, in a statement on Thursday. The campaign, which began in the Eastern Desert in June, has resulted in the detention of 151 Egyptians and 540 foreign nationals, according to figures released by the Egyptian Armed Forces. The milita

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