2023-07-31 04:03:56
At least four police officers, including a senior officer, were killed on Sunday July 30 in a shootout at the National Security headquarters in El-Arish, the capital of Egypt’s North Sinai province, two officials said, of safety and health.
At least 21 other law enforcement personnel were injured, according to officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.
North Sinai insurgency
The circumstances surrounding the shooting are unclear, and the Interior Ministry has so far not commented.
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North Sinai has long been the scene of an insurgency led by Islamist militants who have carried out numerous attacks, mainly targeting security forces and Christians.
The pace of attacks in the region has, however, slowed since February 2018, when the army launched a major operation in Sinai, parts of the Nile Delta as well as desert areas along the western border with Libya.
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