Egyptian security officials say gunmen shot and killed a security guard in front of a bank in Fayoum, 80 kilometers (50 miles) southwest of Cairo.
It was not immediately clear if Thursday`s shooting was a criminal or militant attack. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief media.
It came a day after Islamic State-linked extremists swarmed military positions in the northern Sinai, setting off battles that killed dozens of troops and some 100 militants.
Also, on Wednesday, Egyptian security forces killed nine members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, including a former lawmaker, in a raid on a Cairo residence. Egyptian officials said the forces were fired upon, while the Brotherhood said the men were "murdered in cold blood" and called for a rebellion.
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