Militants’ shooting, blasts kill five Egyptian policemen in northern Sinai Peninsula

‘At least five Egyptian security forces have been killed and several others wounded in northern Sinai Peninsula after militants, suspected to be with the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, launched ambush attacks against army’s military vehicles, using gunfire and bombs.
The deadly incident occurred on Monday, when militants initially opened fire on an armored vehicle, carrying a number of security forces, before torching it in the city of al-Arish, security officials reported, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
As reinforcements reached the site, the militants detonated a roadside bomb, the explosion of which ripped through another army vehicle. The pair of attacks claimed the lives of five security forces and inflicted injuries to at least 11 others, the officials added.
Six other policemen were also wounded in the vicinity of an airport south of the restive city after their armored vehicle was hit by another remotely-controlled roadside bomb.’
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