Five killed in Egypt shooting

IANS  |  Cairo 

The on Tuesday killed a gunman who opened fire at pedestrians in Egypt's province, leaving four dead and five wounded, the media reported.

Citing MENA news agency, reported that the 36-year-old man opened fire randomly with a machine gun in Awsim district of

A were injured during the exchange of fire with the gunman, it added.

The motive behind the incident is still under investigation.

Some said the man is addicted to drugs and his parents were among the killed in the bloody incident, while others said the man was drunk with a family dispute behind the shooting.

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First Published: Wed, March 20 2019. 01:34 IST