4 killed when shells hit 2 houses in north Sinai
Egyptian security officials and medics say shells
hit two houses in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, killing at least four
civilians, including a child.
The officials said the shelling took place on
Saturday in the town of Sheikh Zuweid. They said 12 people were wounded and
taken to a nearby hospital. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity
because they were not authorized to brief the media.
Last week, nine people of the same family were
killed and six wounded when a shell hit a truck carrying civilians in the town
of Bir al-Abd.
Egypt is battling an Islamic State-led insurgency in
the Sinai that intensified after the military overthrew an Islamist president
in 2013. The militants have carried out scores of attacks, mainly targeting
security forces and minority Christians.
