Gunmen Kill 5 Police In Egypt's Sinai

Gunmen have opened fire at a checkpoint in Egypt's restive Sinai peninsula, killing five policemen, according to the country's interior ministry. The ministry said three policemen were also wounded in the late Wednesday attack in the center of El-Arish, the largest city in the Sinai. No one has claimed responsibility for the assault. Egypt has been battling an insurgency since the 2013 military ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. A group affiliated with Islamic...

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