Egyptian officials: Sinai blast kills 1, injures 2 forces
Thursday 19/September/2019 - 03:14 PM
Egyptian officials say a roadside bomb targeting an
armored vehicle has killed one member of the security forces in the restive
northern Sinai province and wounded two others.
The officials said the bomb was detonated remotely
Thursday as the vehicle was on patrol of the town of Sheikh Zuweid.
They spoke on condition of anonymity because they
weren’t authorized to speak to the media.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the
attack.
Egypt has for years been battling a long-running
insurgency in North Sinai that is now led by an Islamic State group affiliate.
The fighting intensified in 2013 after the military overthrew an elected but
divisive Islamist president.
