FBIS4-68166 "jptot021__l94032"
JPRS-TOT-94-021-L JPRS Terrorism
FOUO 14 May 1994 NEAR EAST/SOUTH ASIA EGYPT

Militants Claim Killings of 3 Policemen in Asyut

Militants Claim Killings of 3 Policemen in Asyut NC1405205394 Paris AFP in English 2000 GMT 14 May 94 NC1405205394 Paris AFP English BFN [Excerpt] Cairo, May 14 (AFP)--The militant Islamic group al-Jama'ah al-Islamiyah said Saturday it had shot dead three policemen and wounded a fourth in the Asyut region, a fundamentalist stronghold in southern Egypt. A statement sent to AFP from the group's armed wing said that Friday's two attacks were "part of a series planned to revenge the murder" on April 25 of Tal'at Yasin, the organisation's military leader. It added they were also a warning to those who "killed the martyr 'Abd-al-Harith Madani" who died in detention at the end of April. On Thursday the public prosecutor's office said initial autopsies showed Madani had been tortured to death. [passage omitted] [see previous Terrorism Report for coverage of police shooting, lawyer's death]