Egypt says it killed 8 militants who planned holiday attacks

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says security forces have killed eight militants and detained four more who planned attacks on minority Christians during the upcoming holiday season.
In a Thursday statement, the Interior Ministry says the 12 belonged to “Hasm,” which it says is an armed faction of the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group removed from power in 2013.
It said two of the eight killed were separately shot dead after they opened fire on security forces storming two residences in