Eight Egyptian soldiers dead as car bomb hits restive Sinai Peninsula

‘At least eight Egyptian soldiers have lost their lives when a group of unidentified armed men launched an attack against a military checkpoint in the country’s restive Sinai Peninsula.
Egyptian army spokesman Brigadier General Mohamed Samir said in a statement that the assailants onboard sport utility vehicles “laden with large amounts of explosives” attacked the checkpoint late on Thursday.
He added that a car bomb attack in addition to a fierce exchange of gunfire and a separate bombing claimed the lives of eight members of army forces. At least 12 troops were also reportedly injured.’
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