Egypt foils terrorist attack, killing 2 militants in North Sinai

Source: Xinhua| 2017-10-14 16:23:31|Editor: Song Lifang
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CAIRO, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian armed forces on Saturday frustrated a terrorist attack that was targeting a security check point in the North Sinai city of Arish, killing at least two militants, the army said in a statement.

"Forces of the second field army has foiled the attack of some militants wearing the armed forces uniform before reaching an army checkpoint in Arish city of a province that is bordering Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip," the military spokesman Tamer el Refaie said.

The militants opened fire on the army men using grenades, it added.

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