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1st LD: 8 Egyptian soldiers killed in terror attack in Sinai

Xinhua,April 14, 2018 Adjust font size:

CAIRO, April 14 (Xinhua) -- At least eight Egyptian soldiers were killed and 15 others were wounded in an attack on a military camp in Central Sinai, the military said Saturday.

"A group of 14 militant terrorists, four of them wearing explosive belts, attempted to break into one of the armed forces camps in Central Sinai before the sunrise," said Tamer al-Refaay, the military spokesman, in a statement.

In the confrontation, the security forces foiled the attack by killing all the terrorists, the statement added. Enditem