Cairo — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has announced a three-day period of mourning for the 21 soldiers killed on Saturday in the New Valley, a presidential statement said.
"The mourning period starts on Sunday in all of Egypt for the martyrs of the nations," the statement added.
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