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| Hotel in Egypt's Sinai peninsula hit by fatal twin blasts | |
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| Two bombs have exploded outside a hotel in Egypt housing election judges, killing at least four police officers and injuring 12 people, security and medical sources have said. | |
| The blasts in the city of al-Arish on the Sinai peninsula came a day after the second round of a parliamentary elections closed. | |
| A suicide bomber tried to drive a car bomb into the hotel before security forces opened fire on him, causing the car to explode, security sources said. At least two judges were among the injured, authorities added. | |
| There was no immediate claim of responsibility. | There was no immediate claim of responsibility. |
| Islamic State’s Egypt affiliate, Sinai Province, has carried out similar attacks in the region as part of its bid to topple the government in Cairo. | Islamic State’s Egypt affiliate, Sinai Province, has carried out similar attacks in the region as part of its bid to topple the government in Cairo. |
| State television and security sources first said a car bomb exploded then a second blast hit the area about 10 minutes later. Ambulances rushed to the scene, which was sealed off by soldiers and police, said security sources. | |