Border troops seize huge amount of weapons at Salloum

Border troops at the Western Military Command seized four automatic rifles, two sniper rifles, one machine gun, and 2000 bullets as they were being smuggled into Egypt through a border crossing in Salloum. Security troops seized the weapons and took the appropriate legal measures. The move comes amid a series of strict measures being taken by the armed forces to secure border crossings and major roads to prevent criminals from escaping. Edited translation from MENA

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