National Security Police arrested 27 leaders of the terrorist group and 6 who were accused in many crimes such as destruction of public and private institutions, and inciting hatred.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, headed the holy Mass to ordain a number of priests in the Cathedral of St. Mark.

Church delegation of some priests in Beni Suef with a large delegation of Muslim clerics offered condolences in the military funeral of the police martyr, Captain Mohammed Essam.

National Security Police arrested 21 leaders of the terrorist group in addition to another 14 persons who were accused in many crimes such as destruction of public and private institutions, and inciting hatred.

A resident Copt in Algalaa village in Samalout, Minia Governorate, said that there are growing phenomenon of taking-off and Destroying the agricultural lands that are owned by Copts in the village during the last two days.

A Muslim and a Christian men were injured in sectarian clashes in Mallawi in Menya between a Copt called Saber Ramzy Masaood, 40 years old, owner of a mechanic workshop, and a Muslim man called Ali Yehia, 3o years old in a disagreements on repairing a car.

National security forces in cooperation with traffic police in Nasr City carried out a security campaigns in which 60 fugitive criminals were arrested.

Naguib Gabriel, head of the Egyptian Union Organization for Human Rights, assured that the Supreme State Security Prosecution is going to summon Dr. Mohamed Emara, former chief editor of Al-Azhar magazine for investigating him on charges of contempt of the Christian religion and describing it as a failed religion.

Yediot Ahronot Israeli newspaper said that terrorist organizations are targeting Christians in Sinai in order to punish them for supporting President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi against the Islamic regime of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Sudanese police arrested 12 Christian girl, aged from 18 to 23 years old while they were leaving church. The girls were stripped naked after they were wearing skirts and trousers by police that claimed they were wearing clothes violating Islamic law.

A battle with sticks and bladed weapons between Copts and Muslims in Luxor after disagreements over ownership of a guest house resulted in the injury of 10 Copts whom were taken to hospital for treatment.

Dean Mohammed Samir Abdulaziz Ghoneim, a military spokesman, issued a statement about the latest military operations in Sinai, which were carried out by the army against terrorist groups. He explained that four takfiri terrorists were arrested while trying to escape independent in a wagon in Sheikh Zuid that resulted in the destruction of their vehicle and killing the terrorists riding it.

Brigadier general Mohammed Samir, the official military spokesman of the Egyptian armed forces, published a detailed report about the latest battles in the north of the Sinai against terrorist elements, in which 241 terrorist were killed, 26 cars used by terrorists were destroyed and 16 bombs prepared by the terrorists were exploded.

Abba Damian, Bishop of Germany, celebrated the first Holy Mass in the Catholic Church of St. Clemens, in Munster, German city, near the-Dutch border.

Abba Gabriel, bishop of Beni Suef, offered his sincere condolences for all members of the Egyptian people in the death of Martyr Hisham Barakat, Egyptian prosecutor and the heroes and martyrs of the army in Sinai, during his weekly sermon in Beni Suef Bishopric.

The Seventh Day Egyptian newspaper published that the most dangerous takfiri cell in Egypt was arrested, which was headed by Ragab El Homossany, leader of that cell who calling for extreme ideas.

National Security Police arrested 20 leaders of the terrorist group whom were accused in many crimes such as destruction of public and private institutions, and inciting hatred.

National Security Police carried out security crackdown to arrest leaders of the terrorist group and escaped prisoners and wanted men in several cases.

National Security Police directed a security crackdowns around Cairo, which led to arrest 2212 on charges of escaping from 31,000 crimes, including 610 accused in escaping from sentenced to death and life imprisonment penalties.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said during his visit to Sinai that the targeting of the Egyptian prosecutor was a message from the terrorists to mute the Egyptian voice.