Egypt says killed 2 militants, day after deadly blast hits army - GulfToday

Egypt says killed 2 militants, day after deadly blast hits army

  • 02 May 2020
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A blast targeted an armoured vehicle, a military spokesman said.

The Egyptian army killed two suspected militants on Friday in restive North Sinai, a day after a blast targeted an armoured vehicle, a military spokesman said.

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Army spokesman Tamer Al Rifai said the suspects died in an exchange of fire in a farming area of the region in eastern Egypt, and that arms, ammunition and walkie-talkies were seized.

Egypt's army said on Thursday that 10 soldiers, including an officer, were killed or wounded in an explosion that day targeting an armoured vehicle near Bir Al Abed in North Sinai.

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Egypt's Pope Tawadros II (centre) attends the funeral of an Egyptian soldier in Bir Al Abed, Egypt. AFP

It gave no further details on Friday on the army's casualties.

Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack, according to a statement posted by its propaganda unit, Amaq News Agency.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi extended his condolences to the victims on Twitter.

North Sinai has been at the centre of a long-running Islamist insurgency spearheaded by a local affiliate of the Daesh.

Agence France-Presse

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