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| Egypt: Sinai Islamist leader Shadi al-Menei shot dead | Egypt: Sinai Islamist leader Shadi al-Menei shot dead |
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| Egyptian security officials say a key leader of a militant group has been shot dead in the Sinai peninsula. | |
| Shadi el-Menei was the purported head of Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, suspected of a string of recent attacks. | |
| Several other members of the al-Qaeda-inspired group were said to have been killed but this has not been confirmed. | Several other members of the al-Qaeda-inspired group were said to have been killed but this has not been confirmed. |
| The deaths of more than 200 Egyptian soldiers and officials have been blamed on Ansar Beit al-Maqdis since President Mohammed Morsi was ousted in July 2013. | The deaths of more than 200 Egyptian soldiers and officials have been blamed on Ansar Beit al-Maqdis since President Mohammed Morsi was ousted in July 2013. |
| Who are Ansar Beit al-Maqdis? | Who are Ansar Beit al-Maqdis? |
| Profile: Ansar Beit al-Maqdis | Profile: Ansar Beit al-Maqdis |
| There are conflicting reports as to who carried out the assault. | There are conflicting reports as to who carried out the assault. |
| AFP news agency quoted unnamed officials as saying security forces opened fire on the men as they were about to carry out an attack on a gas pipeline in central Sinai. | AFP news agency quoted unnamed officials as saying security forces opened fire on the men as they were about to carry out an attack on a gas pipeline in central Sinai. |
| A different account came from officials who told the Associated Press that Shadi el-Menei and at least three associates were killed by 15 attackers in revenge for the killings of tribesmen by Ansar Beit al-Maqdis. | A different account came from officials who told the Associated Press that Shadi el-Menei and at least three associates were killed by 15 attackers in revenge for the killings of tribesmen by Ansar Beit al-Maqdis. |
| Islamist groups in the Sinai have stepped up their attacks against Egypt's army and police forces in the last year. | Islamist groups in the Sinai have stepped up their attacks against Egypt's army and police forces in the last year. |
| The Egyptian army launched a major operation against militants in the Sinai but attacks have continued. | The Egyptian army launched a major operation against militants in the Sinai but attacks have continued. |
| Last week, two army officers and five militants were said to have died in a gunfight during a raid on a warehouse linked to Islamist militants north of Cairo. | Last week, two army officers and five militants were said to have died in a gunfight during a raid on a warehouse linked to Islamist militants north of Cairo. |
| Officials said the militants were from Ansar Beit al-Maqdis. | Officials said the militants were from Ansar Beit al-Maqdis. |