Egypt: At least 10 injured after Sinai Peninsula attack

Ten Egyptian army soldiers have been injured in the explosion of a hidden explosive device in the Sinai Peninsula. This was announced by an army spokesman on the Armed Forces Facebook page that evening. It was not officially confirmed at first whether there were any deaths.

However, the 10 soldiers are believed to have been killed, according to the AP news agency, citing security sources. Three other members of the army are injured.

According to the official statement, the two officers and eight soldiers were in an armored vehicle. It was destroyed by the explosion.

Attacks continue to occur in the north of the Sinai Peninsula. An offshoot of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist militia and allied groups of the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda are active here. In November 2017, the violence escalated: more than 300 people were killed in an ISIS attack on a mosque.