location: Asyut
notes: Egyptian security forces killed three gunmen on 6 December in a raid on a hideout in Assiut used by Hasam militants. The Interior Ministry statement said security forces came under fire from the hideout as they prepared to raid it and the men were killed in the exchange of fire. Contradicting story: the three men were reportedly disappeared and their families accused the police of arresting and detaining them without any information on their whereabouts. Later, the autopsy reports showed signs of torture and assault on the bodies.
target_text: location: Asyut, fatalities: 3