Egypt: Militants attack police in Suez Canal city, 4 killed
1 year, 11 months ago

Egypt: Militants attack police in Suez Canal city, 4 killed

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Suspected Islamic militants attacked a police checkpoint Friday in Egypt’s Suez Canal city of Ismailia, killing at least four people, including three police officers, officials and state-run media said. The dead included three police officers and a still unidentified person, the hospital document obtained by The Associated Press showed. The attack took place in late afternoon in Ismailia city, on the western side of the Suez Canal, according to security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief media. In May, at least 11 Egyptian soldiers, including an officer, were killed in a militant attack on a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal.

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A policeman in Egypt killed 2 Israelis and 1 Egyptian at a tourist site in Alexandria
1 year, 2 months ago

A policeman in Egypt killed 2 Israelis and 1 Egyptian at a tourist site in Alexandria

Associated Press  

CAIRO — An Egyptian policeman opened fire Sunday on Israeli tourists in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least two Israelis and one Egyptian, Israeli and Egyptian authorities said. A statement from Egypt’s Interior Ministry said that another person was wounded in the attack at the Pompey’s Pillar site in Alexandria. The ministry said in a statement that Israeli …

Egyptian policeman kills Israeli tourists in Alexandria: Reports
1 year, 2 months ago

Egyptian policeman kills Israeli tourists in Alexandria: Reports

Al Jazeera  

Two Israelis and an Egyptian national killed in firing by a policeman in the Mediterranean city, according to local media reports. An Egyptian policeman has opened fire on tourists in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least two Israeli nationals and one Egyptian, according to local media reports. Extra News television channel, which has close ties to Egyptian security …

Gunman kills 3 Israeli troops near border with Egypt
1 year, 6 months ago

Gunman kills 3 Israeli troops near border with Egypt

Al Jazeera  

Attack by a man dressed in an Egyptian security forces uniform took place during operations against drug smugglers in the Naqab desert. Three Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack near Egypt’s border after a gunman wearing an Egyptian police uniform opened fire – the first deadly exchange along the demarcation in more than a decade. The Israeli military said …

Islamic State claims attack on Egypt police that killed 4
1 year, 11 months ago

Islamic State claims attack on Egypt police that killed 4

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a militant attack on a police checkpoint in Egypt’s Suez Canal city of Ismailia that killed at least four people, including three police. The attack took place Friday afternoon when armed militants opened fire on police in Ismailia. The dead included three police officers and a still unidentified person, according to …

Islamic State claims deadly attack in Egypt Suez Canal city
1 year, 11 months ago

Islamic State claims deadly attack in Egypt Suez Canal city

Firstpost  

Three Egyptian policemen were killed in the attack, the first of its kind in nearly three years in mainland Egypt, which has largely been spared the deadly insurgency in the nearby Sinai peninsula Cairo: The Islamic State group said Saturday that it carried out a deadly attack on an Egyptian police checkpoint in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia the …

Islamic State claims attack that killed 5 troops in Egypt
2 years, 7 months ago

Islamic State claims attack that killed 5 troops in Egypt

Associated Press  

CAIRO — An Islamic State affiliate in Egypt on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack that killed at least five troops in the restive part of Sinai Peninsula. The military said at least five troops, including an officer, were killed in the attack. Last Saturday, at least 11 troops were killed, in one of the deadliest attacks on Egyptian security …

Egypt says officer, 4 troops killed in fighting in Sinai
2 years, 7 months ago

Egypt says officer, 4 troops killed in fighting in Sinai

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Fighting on Wednesday in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula left an officer and four troops dead, the military said, just days after an attack there killed 11 forces. Two security officials said the clashes took place after militants attacked a checkpoint belonging to the country’s border guards near the city of Rafah, on the country’s Mediterranean coast that borders the …

Islamic State claims attack that killed 11 Egyptian troops
2 years, 7 months ago

Islamic State claims attack that killed 11 Egyptian troops

The Hindu  

An Islamic State affiliate in Egypt has claimed responsibility for an attack that targeted a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal, killing at least 11 soldiers. At least five other soldiers were wounded in Saturday's attack, according to the Egyptian military. Egypt is battling an Islamic State-led insurgency in the Sinai that intensified after the military overthrew an …

Egypt officials say militant attack kills 7 troops in Sinai
3 years, 4 months ago

Egypt officials say militant attack kills 7 troops in Sinai

Associated Press  

EL-ARISH, Egypt — A roadside bomb exploded late Thursday in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, killing seven members of Egypt’s security forces, security and medical officials said. In a similar attack last month, IS militants ambushed a checkpoint in the town of Sheikh Zuweid, killing at least five troops and wounding at least six others. Also on …

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