Egypt Bombings Kill 2 Police, Wound 11

Separate attacks in Egypt have killed two police officers and wounded nearly a dozen other people. The policemen were on patrol in the North Sinai capital, Al-Arish, late Thursday when an explosion tore into their car. About 400 kilometers to the west, Egyptian state media report that twin bombs set off during a Sufi Muslim religious festival in the Nile delta city of Tanta sent 11 people to the hospital. Police dismantled a third device nearby. The Middle East News Agency said five...

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