Ten Egyptian Soldiers Killed In Sinai Suicide Attack – Security

At least ten Egyptian soldiers including a colonel were killed in a suicide bomb attack on an army checkpoint in northern Sinai, security sources said. The dead included a high-ranking Special Forces officer, Colonel Ahmed el-Mansi.

Another 40 fighters were killed in a subsequent gun battle with soldiers at the checkpoint, an army spokesperson said on Friday.

The attack started when a suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into the checkpoint at a military compound in the southern Rafah village of el-Barth, followed by heavy gunfire from dozens of masked fighters on foot, officials said.

The dead included a high-ranking Special Forces officer, Colonel Ahmed el-Mansi, and at least 20 others were wounded in the attack.

Sirens of ambulances were heard from a distance as they rushed to the site of the attack.

The officials spoke to AP news agency on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak to the media.

 No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

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