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Urgent: Egypt airstrikes kill at least 100 militants in North Sinai: security source

Xinhua, October 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least 100 militants were killed in airstrikes carried out by the government since the early hours of Saturday against jihadist targets in North Sinai, in retaliation for the killing of 12 army personnel on Friday at a checkpoint, a security source told Xinhua. Endit