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| Suicide bomber targets Egypt security base in Sinai | Suicide bomber targets Egypt security base in Sinai |
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| A suicide bomber has targeted a security compound in Egypt's restive Sinai peninsula, injuring at least 24 people, officials there say. | A suicide bomber has targeted a security compound in Egypt's restive Sinai peninsula, injuring at least 24 people, officials there say. |
| The attack happened early on Tuesday morning near the city of al-Arish, the sources said. | The attack happened early on Tuesday morning near the city of al-Arish, the sources said. |
| It comes ahead of a major investment conference being held in the region. | It comes ahead of a major investment conference being held in the region. |
| Egypt has long fought an Islamist insurgency in the Sinai peninsula, which has intensified since the overthrow of President Morsi in 2013. | Egypt has long fought an Islamist insurgency in the Sinai peninsula, which has intensified since the overthrow of President Morsi in 2013. |
| However there was no immediate claim of responsibility for Tuesday's attack. | |
| "The bomber drove a water tanker filled with explosives into the rear gate of the base," a security official told AFP news agency. | |
| "As the vehicle approached, police fired on it, detonating the explosives inside." | |
| The attack comes days before an international conference at Sharm el-Sheikh aimed at attracting foreign investment to the region. |