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1st LD: 6 killed, 30 injured in 3 big blasts in Egypt's Sinai

Xinhua, January 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

At least six people were killed and 30 others injured in three big blasts that targeted security premises in Egypt's North Sinai province, the Egyptian state TV reported.

"A car-bomb also targeted Army Detachment 101 in North Sinai," the state TV quoted a source in North Sinai province as saying.

Meanwhile, state-run Al-Ahram news website said that three rocket-propelled grenades targeted security premises in Arish city in North Sinai including the security department headquarters, a police station, officers resthouses, a military hotel and the detachment. Endit