MAGNITUDE 5.5 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES EASTERN EGYPT. (PHOTO)
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes eastern Egypt A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook eastern Egypt early Monday, prompting authorities to activate response plans, although there were no immediate requests for emergency help. The tremors were felt across a wide area, waking residents across Cairo and reaching as far as El-Arish near Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip. The quake struck about 40 kilometres north of the city of Suez at 3:00 am (0000 GMT), according to Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, which revised an earlier estimate of 5.2.
Today thursday morning,the troops of 118 Task Force Battalion,8 Task Force Division,on blocking position at Garere junction,ambushed Boko Haram terrorists at Gudumbali,northern part of Borno state,while they were crossing another location with some logistics items.During the operation,the troops killed 2 and wounded one of the Boko Haram terrorists.They also recovered 2 AK-47 and a G3 rifle.In addition,they recovered 660 litres of Premium Motor Spirit and yards of military uniformsThe troops also recovered a truck earlier stolen by the terrorists in Kangarwa.-Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman,Acting Director Army Public Relations.One more photo below.
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