Egypt's leader shakes up security force
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August 9, 2012, Thursday
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EGYPTIAN President Mohammed Morsi fired his intelligence chief and the governor of Northern Sinai yesterday after a deadly weekend attack on troops by suspected militants in Sinai.
In a major shake-up, Morsi also asked Defense Minister Hussein Tantawi to replace the commander of the military police, a force that has been heavily used since the ouster 18 months ago of Hosni Mubarak. He also fired the commander of the presidential guards and named new chiefs for security in Cairo and police central security, a paramilitary force often used to deal with riots.
The changes followed the killing on Sunday of 16 soldiers at a post in Sinai along the border with Israel and the Gaza Strip. The attack raised questions on the readiness of Egyptian forces in the area, particularly after Israel warned several days earlier of an imminent attack. Large swathes of northern Sinai have plunged into lawlessness following Mubarak's ouster.
In a major shake-up, Morsi also asked Defense Minister Hussein Tantawi to replace the commander of the military police, a force that has been heavily used since the ouster 18 months ago of Hosni Mubarak. He also fired the commander of the presidential guards and named new chiefs for security in Cairo and police central security, a paramilitary force often used to deal with riots.
The changes followed the killing on Sunday of 16 soldiers at a post in Sinai along the border with Israel and the Gaza Strip. The attack raised questions on the readiness of Egyptian forces in the area, particularly after Israel warned several days earlier of an imminent attack. Large swathes of northern Sinai have plunged into lawlessness following Mubarak's ouster.
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