Egypt's Sisi Says Faced Two Assassination Attempts

Publisher:
Wochit
Publication Date:
5 May 2014
Tags:
Egypt, Governance

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former Egyptian army chief expected to win a presidential election this month, said he has already faced two assassination attempts, confirming rumors of plots to kill the general who deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi. Asked in a televised interview how many assassination attempts had been uncovered so far, Sisi replied: "Two attempts to assassinate me. I believe in fate, I am not afraid."

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