Two Military Officers Martyred as Egypt Arrests 691 in Crackdown on Illegal Gold Mining
Egypt’s Armed Forces apprehended 691 people, including 151 Egyptians and 540 foreign nationals, during a campaign against illegal gold mining in the Eastern Desert, according to Military Spokesperson Colonel Ahmed Othman Ali on Thursday, 5 November. Speaking at a press conference, Othman announced that the fourth phase of the campaign would begin on Saturday, 7 November, following three phases conducted between 14 June and 29 October. He said another 6,614 people had voluntarily surrendered before the operations began. The Armed Forces also seized 34 weapons, 6,307 rounds of ammunition, 317…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Egyptian gold-mining crackdown and officer deaths, while Report 3 is about a separate October airstrike that killed 72 miners and only shares the arrest topic.
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