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Egypt: Sinai bombing kills six policemen | Egypt: Sinai bombing kills six policemen |
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Six Egyptian policemen have been killed by a roadside bomb in the Sinai peninsula, the Egyptian interior ministry says. | Six Egyptian policemen have been killed by a roadside bomb in the Sinai peninsula, the Egyptian interior ministry says. |
Two officers were also hurt in the attack, it said. | Two officers were also hurt in the attack, it said. |
The group was travelling in an armoured convoy in northern Sinai. | The group was travelling in an armoured convoy in northern Sinai. |
Militants in Sinai have intensified their attacks on the security forces after the military overthrew President Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood last year. | Militants in Sinai have intensified their attacks on the security forces after the military overthrew President Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood last year. |
Tuesday's bombing took place on the road between Rafah, on the border with Gaza, and North Sinai's provincial capital, el-Arish, the interior ministry said. | Tuesday's bombing took place on the road between Rafah, on the border with Gaza, and North Sinai's provincial capital, el-Arish, the interior ministry said. |
Responsibility for past attacks has been claimed by an al-Qaeda-linked group, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis. | Responsibility for past attacks has been claimed by an al-Qaeda-linked group, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis. |
The group says it is avenging the hundreds of Islamists killed and thousands detained in a crackdown on Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood. | The group says it is avenging the hundreds of Islamists killed and thousands detained in a crackdown on Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood. |
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