Egyptian officials say a Christian priest and two members of the country’s security forces have been killed by suspected Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula’s turbulent north.
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They say the priest was gunned down while walking in the city of el-Arish on Thursday. Christian clerics have in the past been targeted by militants in Sinai.
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In a separate attack, a bomb blast killed one policeman and wounded two outside el-Arish’s main hospital.
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In a village near the border town of Rafah, a bomb blast badly wounded a soldier. The soldier was wounded again when an ambulance taking him to el-Arish, escorted by an armored vehicle, was ambushed by militants. Another soldier was killed.
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The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to reporters. [Read More]
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Source: VOA News: United States
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