source: Telegram; AFP; Egypt Independent
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Egypt)
actor2: Police Forces of Egypt (2014-) Prison Guards
location: Cairo - Tura
notes: On 23 September 2020, armed clashes broke out between members of an unidentified armed group and Egyptian prison guards in Tura Prison in Tura (Cairo), leaving 3 policemen and 4 of the armed men dead. Egyptian officials issued statements saying that the prisoners had acquired weapons and were attempting to break out of Tura, leading to clashes and the subsequent deaths. Pro-Al Qaeda militant networks claim that the attack was carried out by members of Ansar Al Sharia who attacked from the outside. Many analysts have noted that Tura is too secure for prisoners inside to have acquired weapons used in the clashes.