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CAIRO, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Four policemen and three citizens were killed and 26 others were wounded on Tuesday in a suicide bomb attack in Sheikh Zuweid city of Egypt's North Sinai province, Egyptian Interior Ministry said in a statement.

"The attack was carried out by a suicide bomber who is about 15 years old," the ministry said, adding that a six-year-old child was among the seven killed.

The bombing took place while a police patrol was combing a marketplace area in Sheikh Zuweid.</s>EL-ARISH, Egypt — Egyptian security officials say two separate attacks have killed three police conscripts and an officer in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula.

The officials said Wednesday that the first attack took place in the city of el-Arish when an explosive device targeted an armoured vehicle, killing a police officer and two conscripts.

Another explosive device hit an armoured vehicle in the town of Rafah, killing a conscript and wounding four others.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.

No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, which bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State group.

The attacks came a day after an IS suicide bomber killed four policemen and three civilians, including a child, in the northern Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid.</s>"The suicide bomber aged 15 blew himself up" in a busy market area near a police station in the town of Sheikh Zuweid leaving seven dead and 26 wounded, an interior ministry statement said.</s>By The Associated Press

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian security officials say two separate attacks overnight have killed three police conscripts and an officer in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula. The officials said Wednesday that the first attack took…

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian security officials say two separate attacks overnight have killed three police conscripts and an officer in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula.

The officials said Wednesday that the first attack took place in the city of el-Arish when an explosive device targeted an armored vehicle, killing a police officer and two conscripts.

Another explosive device hit an armored vehicle in the town of Rafah, killing a conscript and wounding four others.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.

No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, which bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State group.

The attacks came a day after an IS suicide bomber killed four policemen and three civilians, including a child, in the northern Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid.

Copyright © 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.</s>By The Associated Press

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian security officials say four policemen and two civilians have been killed in a suicide bombing in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula. The officials said on Tuesday that the suicide bomber…

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian security officials say four policemen and two civilians have been killed in a suicide bombing in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula.

The officials said on Tuesday that the suicide bomber attacked a police checkpoint at a market in the town of Sheikh Zuweid.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.

A local affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Egypt has for years been battling a long-running insurgency in North Sinai that is now led by an Islamic State affiliate. The fighting intensified in 2013 after the military overthrew an elected but divisive Islamist president.

Authorities heavily restrict access to the northern Sinai, making it difficult to verify claims related to the fighting.

Copyright © 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.</s>EL-ARISH, Egypt - Egyptian security officials say four policemen and two civilians have been killed in a suicide bombing in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula.

The officials said on Tuesday that the suicide bomber attacked a police checkpoint at a market in the town of Sheikh Zuweid.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.

A local affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Egypt has for years been battling a long-running insurgency in North Sinai that is now led by an Islamic State affiliate. The fighting intensified in 2013 after the military overthrew an elected but divisive Islamist president.</s>EL-ARISH, Egypt — Egyptian security officials say four policemen and two civilians have been killed in a suicide bombing in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula.

The officials said on Tuesday that the suicide bomber attacked a police checkpoint at a market in the town of Sheikh Zuweid.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.

A local affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Egypt has for years been battling a long-running insurgency in North Sinai that is now led by an Islamic State affiliate. The fighting intensified in 2013 after the military overthrew an elected but divisive Islamist president.

Authorities heavily restrict access to the northern Sinai, making it difficult to verify claims related to the fighting.

Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</s>"The State of Qatar condemned the explosion that took place near a market in the city of Sheikh Zuweid", the Foreign Ministry said. The ministry added in the statement that Doha firmly rejected "violence and terrorism, regardless of motives and reasons".

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The attack by what the Egyptian Interior Ministry said was a 15-year-old suicide bomber wounded 26 people. The Daesh terrorist group reportedly claimed responsibility for the blast.

Comprehensive Operation – Sinai, a major anti-terrorist offensive launched by the country's armed forces and the Interior Ministry, kicked off in the north and the center of the peninsula in February 2018. Since then, hundreds of militants were killed and detained.

Cairo has been battling Islamic insurgents in the desert region for years. Police and security forces, as well as civilians, have frequently been the target of deadly attacks staged by Islamists.

* Daesh (ISIL/ISIS/IS/Islamic State) is a terrorist organisation banned in Russia and many other countries.</s>The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain strongly condemns the terrorist bombing that took place today in the Sheikh Zuweid market of North Sinai Governorate, Arab Republic of Egypt, which claimed the lives of a number of people and injured others. The Ministry affirms the Kingdom of Bahrain’s support alongside the Arab […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain strongly condemns the terrorist bombing that took place today in the Sheikh Zuweid market o...



Source : http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Appa-sourceTheAfric...</s>CAIRO (Reuters) - Seven people including four police personnel were killed on Tuesday when a suicide bomber targeted police near a market in the North Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid, Egypt’s interior ministry said in a statement.

The attacker was around 15 years old, the ministry said, and a six-year-old was among the dead. Twenty-six other people were wounded and have been transferred to hospital, it said.

The attack happened when security forces were conducting a sweep near the market, the statement said.

The head of investigations in the town and his assistant were among those killed, three security sources said.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack and said 15 people were killed or wounded. It identified the attacker as Abu Hagar al-Masry and said he had detonated an explosive vest when he was near a police foot patrol.

Egypt is battling an Islamist militant insurgency that has carried out attacks mainly in the remote Sinai Peninsula, where the military has been conducting a major security operation since February 2018.
A 15-year-old suicide bomber attacks a market in Sheikh Zuweid, Egypt, killing four policemen and three civilians, and injuring 27 others.