国际英语资讯:Egypts army, police beef up security ahead of New Year, Christmas celebrations_时事

国际英语资讯:Egypts army, police beef up security ahead of New Year, Christmas celebrations

The Interior Ministry enhanced the deployment of security forces since Friday in all governorates to secure the Christmas and New Year celebrations.

The security alert initiates an intensification of security services at all vital and important institutions in order to provide a secure environment during the celebrations, said the ministry in a statement.

Security agencies from all security directorates have already started to implement large-scale plans and procedures to maintain security and order, combat crimes of all forms, and achieve discipline during the celebrations, according to the statement.

"The measures include deploying fixed and mobile checkpoints and rapid intervention forces," the statement read.

Copts, who make up 90 percent of Christians in the country, celebrate their Christmas on Jan. 7. However, a minority of non-orthodox Christian Egyptians see the holiday as on Dec. 25.

Egypt has been fighting against a wave of terror activities that killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers since the military toppled former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 in response to mass protests against his one-year rule and his currently blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood group.

Terror attacks in Egypt had mainly targeted police and military men in North Sinai before spreading nationwide and targeting the Coptic Christian minority as well, leaving dozens of them dead.

Terrorists attacked two Coptic churches in the cities of Tanta and Alexandria in early April last year, killing a total of 47 people and wounding 106 others.