IS chieftain killed

IS chieftain killed
 November 10, 2015 at 12:37 pm in News 

Amid the tourist exodus from Egypt, a senior operative of the Islamic State jihadist group, Ashraf Ali Ali Hassanein al-Gharabli, was shot dead in an exchange of fire in Cairo after police tried to arrest him, the interior ministry said.
The IS group’s branch in the Sinai claimed responsibility after the Russian plane crash.
IS said it downed the plane in retaliation for Russian air strikes in Syria, but has not said how.
The IS affiliate in Egypt is waging a bloody insurgency in north Sinai that has killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers.
Meanwhile, tens of thousands of foreign tourists, including some 80,000 Russians and 20,000 Britons, were stranded in Egypt after flights were cancelled over security fears.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday suspended all flights to Egypt.
Moscow said Monday that about 25,000 Russian tourists had so far returned on more than 100 flights, while London said some 5,000 Britons had returned home.
Hammond said he hoped flights to Sharm could resume soon, once “robust” security arrangements are in place.
Flight numbers have been limited because both Russia and Britain have banned tourists from bringing their check-in luggage, which will be flown home separately.
That restriction has prompted Egypt to limit the number of daily repatriation flights because it says there is only so much baggage its airports can accommodate.
The crash has led to calls for greater security at airports in regions near where jihadists operate.
It has also raised fears for Egypt‘s vital tourism industry, which had already been suffering from years of unrest.
Local tourism chiefs insist, however, that Sharm is secure.
“Sharm is safe. There is no problem inside Sharm el-Sheikh,” said Givara el-Gafy, head of the south Sinai tourism chamber.