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police conscript was killed on Thursday when a roadside bomb exploded in
Sheikh Zuwayed, North Sinai, according to security sources.
The sources said that unknown perpetrators planted the device by the
roadside and waited for a passing patrol before setting off the
explosion, killing the 22-year-old policeman.
In a separate incident, five police personnel were killed
and eight wounded when a stash of explosives seized in earlier security
raids exploded inside their camp in Rafah, North Sinai. According to Sky
News Arabia, the explosion was triggered by militant mortar fire into
the camp.
Meanwhile, army spokesperson Mohamed Samir said three militants were
killed in an exchange of fire with army troops. The militants were
attacked as they were trying to plant an IED in Rafah.
Since the overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood government in 2013,
hundreds of police and army personnel have been killed in attacks by
terrorist groups affiliated to the Islamic State group.
Many parts of the Sinai Peninsula have been under a partial curfew since October 2014.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
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