Egypt Forces Clash with Militants

{{Egyptian security forces have clashed with militants after entering a town on the outskirts of Cairo, reports say.}}

They went into Kerdasah shortly before 05:30 local time (03:30 GMT) to target “criminal and terrorist hotbeds”, officials told Mena news agency.

At least one police officer was injured in the clashes, state TV says.

Eleven police officers were killed at a police station in Kerdasah last month, weeks after the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Morsy in July.

{Egyptian protesters run away from riot police charging during clashes on Omar Makram street off Tahrir Square }