# Egyptian explosives expert killed defusing bomb in Cairo

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 10, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egyptian-explosives-expert-killed-defusing-bomb-in-cairo/827541 "2019-01-10T17:30:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egyptian-explosives-expert-killed-defusing-bomb-in-cairo/827541/1 "2019-01-10T17:30:50Z")

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Story [here](http://www.arabnews.com/node/1431036/middle-east).

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> CAIRO: A policeman was killed while trying to dismantle an explosive device outside a Coptic church in Egypt on Saturday, a security source said.

The officer’s name was Mustafa Abid, so he was likely a Muslim. And he died protecting Christians.

Rest in peace and honour, sir.

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egyptian-explosives-expert-killed-defusing-bomb-in-cairo/827541/2 "2019-01-10T19:38:20Z")

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[Matthew 10:41-42.](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10%3A41-42&version=NIV)

Regards,  
Shodan