location: Cairo - Helwan
notes: Two militant groups, including the Islamic States affiliate in Egypt and Popular Resistance, claimed responsibility for an attack that killed eight policemen in the early hours of 8 May in Helwan in Greater Cairo. According to a statement by the interior ministry, four unidentified assailants with automatic weapons stopped a police vehicle carrying eight policemen dressed in civilian clothes. The policemen were inspecting the security situation in a Helwan district. The Islamic States affiliate in Egypt claimed responsibility for the attack and said that it comes as part of a series of attacks 'in retaliation' for women's imprisonment in Egyptian jails. It was not possible to verify the statements, though most media reported the attack as being carried out by the Islamic State affilate group. According to a resident in the Daily News Egypt, the attack was carried out by members of the Arab Abu Maseid tribe, using a machine gun fixed on a truck.
target_text: location: Cairo - Helwan, fatalities: 8