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7 policemen killed in Sinai jihadist attack: Egypt

The attack near the regional capital El-Arish targeted an “assembly centre” for police, according to the ministry.

AFP | Cairo | June 26, 2019 3:41 pm

7 policemen killed in Sinai jihadist attack: Egypt

Seven police officers have been killed in a jihadist attack in restive North Sinai, Egypt’s interior ministry said Wednesday.

The attack near the regional capital El-Arish targeted an “assembly centre” for police, according to the ministry.

North Sinai has long been a centre of insurgents and Egyptian authorities last year launched an offensive against the jihadists.

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7 policemen killed in Sinai jihadist attack: Egypt

The attack near the regional capital El-Arish targeted an “assembly centre” for police, according to the ministry.

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