A high ranking military officer has been assassinated in Egypt amid a worsening security and economic situation.
Since President Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down in 2011, Egypt has faced difficult times.
Its first democratically elected leader, Mohamed Morsi, was deposed by the military.
Then, General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi became president and led a major crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood.
Now, the country is facing even more challenges, from rising food prices to the military's campagin against armed groups in the Sinai.
On Saturday a senior army officer, Brigadier General Adel Ragaai, was killed outside his home.
He was an armoured division commander who had served in northern Sinai.
That's where the government has been fighting several armed groups including those it says are linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS).
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