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oberliner

(58,724 posts) Fri Oct 24, 2014, 03:02 PM Oct 2014

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Egypt: Sinai 'car bomb' kills at least 26 soldiers

Source: BBC

A suspected jihadist car bomb attack has killed at least 26 Egyptian soldiers at a checkpoint in Sinai, officials say.

The attack took place near El Arish, the main town in the north of the restive peninsula.

It is one of the deadliest attacks in Sinai for months, with reports of scores injured.

The army has been fighting a campaign against Sinai-based militants, who have carried out a string of attacks there.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29763144

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Egypt: Sinai 'car bomb' kills at least 26 soldiers (Original Post) oberliner Oct 2014 OP

"next to the arms dump". bemildred Oct 2014 #1

bemildred

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1. "next to the arms dump".

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Fri Oct 24, 2014, 06:00 PM

Oct 2014

sigh.

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