Egypt: 13 Egyptian policemen killed in North Sinai attack claimed by Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis group
At least 13 Egyptian policemen were killed after a mortar shell struck a police checkpoint in Egypt’s North Sinai, announced the Ministry of Interior.
The attack, which IS-affiliated Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis (Wilayat Sinai) claimed responsibility for, left at least seven others injured and targeted the Safa checkpoint in El-Arish.
However, the IS-affiliated group said in a statement that the attack consisted of a suicide bomb followed by a gun attack. This claim was not substantiated by Egypt’s security forces.
Violence has swept North Sinai following the ouster of former President Mohammed Morsi in July 2013.