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13 Egyptian policemen killed in attack claimed by Daesh
Egyptian police inspect cars at a checkpoint in North Sinai.

Cairo - Daesh said a suicide bomber, identified as "Abu Al Qaaqaa the Egyptian", blew up a car packed with explosives at the checkpoint.

By AFP

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Published: Sun 20 Mar 2016, 9:39 AM

Last updated: Mon 21 Mar 2016, 8:15 AM

A mortar attack on a checkpoint in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula killed 13 policemen on Saturday, the interior ministry said in a statement.
Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack, but said in a statement that it had deployed a suicide bomber who blew up a car at the checkpoint, which militants then raided.
Security officials said five attackers were killed in clashes near the checkpoint after the attack.
The attack was the deadliest in months in Sinai, where Daesh's Egyptian branch is waging an insurgency that has killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers.
The interior ministry said the attack took place at a checkpoint near Al Arish, the provincial capital of North Sinai.
"A mortar round was fired at the Safa checkpoint... which resulted in the martyrdom of 13 policemen," the ministry statement said.
Daesh said a suicide bomber, identified by the nom de guerre "Abu Al Qaaqaa the Egyptian", blew up a car packed with explosives at the checkpoint.
"This was followed by the storming of the checkpoint," it said in a statement posted on social media.
Sinai, a sparsely populated peninsula bordering Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip, has for years been a haven for militants.


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