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| Egyptian security forces diffuse 250kg bomb in North Sinai's Bir El-Abd: Ministry |
| 2017-12-06 |
| [AlAhram] Egypt’s Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Tuesday that security forces have discovered and diffused an improvised bomb (IED) loaded with 250 kilograms of TNT in the Abu El-Hassien area in the town of Bir El-Abd, North Sinai. Security forces have cordoned the area where they located the IED, which was placed inside a barrel loaded with a highly explosive TNT charge planted on the coastal al-Arish and Kantara road. "Police forces are currently combing the area after safely detonating the IED," the statement said. On 24 November, Bir El-Abd was the scene of the worst terrorist attack in Egypt’s recent memory, when gunnies attacked worshippers at al-Rawda Mosque, killing 311 people, including 27 children, and injuring over 100. |
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