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| Deadly suicide attack on police base in Sinai, Egypt | |
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| A suicide bomber has targeted a police barracks in Egypt's restive Sinai peninsula, killing one civilian and injuring 24 policemen, officials say. | |
| The attack happened early on Tuesday morning near the provincial capital 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. |
| Previous attacks have been blamed on a group which was formerly known as Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Champions of Jerusalem), but which in November 2014 pledged allegiance to Islamic State and changed its name to Sinai Province. | |
| However there was no immediate claim of responsibility for Tuesday's attack. | 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. | "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." | "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. | The attack comes days before an international conference at Sharm el-Sheikh aimed at attracting foreign investment to the region. |
| On Monday, a roadside bomb killed three Egyptian soldiers in Sinai. | |
| At least 30 people, mostly soldiers, were killed and dozens wounded in a series of attacks in the north of the province on 30 January. |