Eleven Egyptian security personnel killed after foiling 'terrorist attack' - army spokesman
An Egyptian army soldier looks on from his postion at a checkpoint in Al Arish city, the troubled northern part of the Sinai peninsula
(photo credit: REUTERS)
One officer and ten Egyptian soldiers were killed after "foiling a terrorist attack" on a water-lifting station east of the Suez Canal, an army spokesman said on Saturday.
The security personnel were killed after clashing with a group of militants who attacked the station, which also resulted in five others being injured.
"The terrorist elements are being chased and besieged in one of the isolated areas in Sinai," the spokesman added in a statement.
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