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21/10/2017 GMT

Egyptian Forces Battle Militants

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Egyptian security forces clash with Islamist militants in the country's Western Desert

Egyptian security forces clash with Islamist militants in the country's Western Desert; Spain's cabinet to meet over Catalonia; parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic

Egyptian security forces have clashed with Islamist militants in the country's Western Desert, leaving at least 60 dead from both sides. The militants had fired at the officers as they were raiding their hide-out; Spain's cabinet to meet over Catalonia; parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic

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