Shipment of US Apache helicopters to arrive in Egypt soon: Air force commander

Ahram Online, Tuesday 14 Oct 2014

Ten Apache helicopters were loaded onto ships for delivery to Egypt four days ago, says air force commander

Ten US Apache helicopters were loaded onto to ships for delivery to Egypt four days ago, an Egyptian air force commander has said at a press conference.

The statement, by Lieutenant General Younes El-Masry, comes after US Secretary of State John Kerry told Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Monday that the attack helicopters would be sent in November.

In September, the US said it planned to deliver ten Apache helicopters to support Cairo's counter-terrorism efforts.

The US announced last April it would lift the hold on the helicopters' delivery to Egypt, initially imposed after the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013.

Each year the US sends Egypt aid of $1.5 billion, including military aid of $1.3 billion, which was frozen in October 2013 over democracy concerns.

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