Ten Egyptian troops killed by bombs during Sinai fighting -spokesman

Egyptian security officials inspect the site of a bomb blast targeted at soldiers, on the highway between Al-Arish and the border town of Rafah, in the troubled northern part of the Sinai peninsula, July 9, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

CAIRO – Ten members of Egypt’s security forces were killed by bombs which struck their vehicles in central Sinai, a military spokesman said on Thursday, during an operation targeting what the army described as terrorist bases.

The spokesman said in a statement the security forces killed 15 people and arrested seven others during the operation. They also found and destroyed half a tonne of TNT explosive, and seized two four-wheel drive cars containing hand grenades and hundreds of mobile phones, the statement said.

 

Source – Reuters

 

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