Four Egyptian Policemen Killed In Suicide Bombing

At least four Egyptian policemen were killed when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a police club in the Sinai Peninsula, state media reported, as the Islamic State group claimed the attack.

State television said there several people were also wounded in the bombing on Wednesday in North Sinai provincial capital El-Arish.

The official MENA news agency said four policemen died in the bombing.

Sinai Province, the local affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, claimed responsibility for the attack, which it described as a suicide bombing.

The rebel grpup has carried out a string of attacks – killing hundreds of soldiers and police since the army toppled former President Mohamed Morsi in 2013 – in or around the provincial capital in recent months.

The attacks came after the army launched a sweeping campaign in the peninsula bordering Israel and the Gaza Strip.

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