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2 Egyptian police officers killed in explosion in Sinai

Xinhua, January 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least two Egyptian police officers were killed and other five security men were wounded in a bomb blast in the restive Sinai Peninsula on Friday, an official security source said.

The victims' armored vehicle has been exploded when it passed on explosive devices near a school complex in the North Sinai provincial capital of Arish, the source told Xinhua on conditions of anonymity.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, which is the second in recent days.

A colonel and three soldiers were killed also in a bomb explosion in Arish on Wednesday.

Islamist militants have stepped up attacks on Egyptian soldiers and police since the army toppled president Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013 after mass protests against his rule.

Hundreds of security men have been killed during the attacks.

Islamic State's Egypt affiliate, which took from Sinai Peninsula a base for their operation, claimed responsibility for most of the attacks. Endit