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| Egypt: Six troops, 24 attackers killed in Sinai attacks |
| 2017-10-16 |
| [Al Jazeera] At least six Egyptian soldiers and 24 attackers have been killed in a series of assaults on security posts in northern Sinai, according to security and hospital officials. Dozens of fighters on Sunday used heavy machine guns and mortars to carry out a series of near-simultaneous attacks at and around the town of Sheikh Zweid. Apache helicopter gunships were called in to repel the attackers, the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media, told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named news agency. An army statement said 24 attackers were killed and one was maimed, while two of the fighters' SUVs were destroyed. |
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