Egypt’s Top Prosecutor Dies After Bomb Attack in Cairo
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Egypt’s top prosecutor, who played a key role in the government’s crackdown on Islamists, died after a bomb struck his convoy in Cairo.
The targeting of Hisham Barakat, 65, suggested that militants were raising the stakes in their fight against the government of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi. The bombing took place a day before the second anniversary of the uprising that led to the army-backed ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.