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Gunmen ambush an ambulance, kill three in Egypt’s Sinai
[Iran Press TV] Gunmen have shot and killed a medic and two members of Egypt’s security forces who had been maimed in a bombing attack and were in an ambulance en route to a hospital in the country’s restive Sinai Peninsula.According to a senior Egyptian security officer who was speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... , the incident occurred in the northern Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid, located about 334 kilometers (207 miles) northeast of the capital, Cairo, on Sunday, when the ambulance was ambushed. The two security forces had been injured in a blast that had targeted their armored vehicle earlier. "When the ambulance left the site of the blast with the maimed security members, it came under attack from gunnies," the officer said. "Two maimed security personnel and a medic were killed in the ambush," he added. Mahmud Amer, the head of the North Sinai ambulance service, also confirmed the death of the medic in the attack but did not provide details. No group or individual has so far grabbed credit for either acts of violence. The Sinai Peninsula has been under a state of emergency since October 2014, following a deadly terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 33 soldiers. Over the past years, hard boyz have been carrying out anti-government activities and deadly attacks, taking advantage of the turmoil caused in Egypt after democratically-elected President Mohammed Morsi was ousted by the military in July 2013. Velayat Sinai turbans have carried out most of the attacks, mainly targeting the army and police. In November 2014, the group pledged allegiance to the Takfiri ...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed... Daesh [Islamic State] terrorist group, which is mainly wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria. Posted by: Fred 2016-03-07 |
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