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Bomb attack kills two Egyptian policemen in North Sinai

Xinhua, October 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

Two Egyptian policemen were killed and another one was injured on Friday in a bomb attack in the country's restive North Sinai governorate, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said.

A bomb planted on the ring road in North Sinai's al-Arish city struck a police vehicle, killing two policemen and injuring a conscript, the ministry said in a statement.

It said the blast site was cordoned and investigation was underway.

Egypt has been fighting against a growing wave of anti-government terrorist attacks since the military removed former Islamic president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 following mass protests against his one-year rule.

Hundreds of security personnel were killed in anti-government attacks in the past three years with a Sinai-based militant group loyal to the Islamic State (IS) claiming responsibility for most of them.

Last week, some 20 soldiers were killed in blasts and armed attacks in North Sinai. Security forces retaliated by killing around 100 militants and wounding 40 others. Endit