Egypt says deadly extremist attack hits Sinai checkpoint
CAIRO (AP) — Extremists attacked an army checkpoint in the troubled northern Sinai peninsula on Saturday at dawn, causing 15 casualties among the armed forces including at least one officer shot dead, Egypt's military spokesman said. The army managed to kill seven of the extremists during the firefight, but did not give any further information on the army's own casualties, according to a statement by Col. Tamer Rifai. Two other officers in the area who gave a more detailed account said the officer and all the other 14 troops had been killed ...
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