Egypt says top terrorist in ISIS-linked group killed in shootout

November 10, 2015 04:01

A leader in an ISIS-affiliated Egyptian terror group has been killed, Egypt's state media reported Monday.

That terror group, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, has claimed responsibility for downing the Russian Metrojet flight last month.

The Middle East News Agency cited the Interior Ministry as saying Ashraf Ali Ali Hassanein al-Gharabali was killed in a shootout with security forces at a checkpoint in the El-Marg district in northeastern Cairo.

Officers were attempting to carry out an arrest warrant against Gharabali.

The statement says police were approaching his vehicle when Gharabali attempted to flee and opened fire with a pistol. Details on when the incident took place were not immediately forthcoming from the ministry.

Egyptian authorities have not accused Gharabali of being involved in the Metrojet crash, which killed 224 people on October 31.

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