Suspect in Libya consulate attack killed in Cairo, reports say
Recommending 48 hour rule on this report.
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CAIRO — A gunman reportedly linked to the militant attack last month on the U.S. mission in Libya was killed in a shootout with police in Cairo on Wednesday, according Egyptian state TV and independent news media.
The Egypt Independent newspaper reported that the man, whom security officials identified only as Hazem, was described as a terrorist. The newspaper and the state TV website said the heavily armed suspect was killed after a long gun battle with police in the Nasr City section of Cairo.
The reports could not be independently confirmed, and there were conflicting reports over the incident.