Monday, August 19, 2013

Militants kill 24 policemen in Egypt's Sinai

Militants kill 24 policemen in Egypt's Sinai

At least 24 Egyptian policemen were killed and three wounded in an ambush by suspected Islamist militants on Monday near the north Sinai town of Rafah, medical and security officials said. The policemen were on their way to their barracks in Rafah, near the border with Israel, when militants attacked them with machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades, Reuters said. According to earlier reports, the casualties were caused by an explosion.

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