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Islamic Militants Attack Police Checkpoint Outside Northern Sinai Town of el-Arish

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Islamic militants attacked a police checkpoint outside Egypt's northern Sinai port city of el-Arish just minutes before traditional prayers marking the beginning of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, following the month of Ramadan. In a statement, Egypt's interior ministry said that eight policemen were killed, along with five militants. Egyptian TV reported the attack on the police checkpoint outside the northern Sinai town of el-Arish without elaborating on details, ostensibly to avoid...

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