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Egypt attacks target security forces Egyptian soldiers killed in Ismailiya and Sinai attacks
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Egyptian security forces have been targeted in several attacks around the country, reports say.Egyptian security forces have been targeted in several attacks around the country, reports say.
Gunmen killed five Egyptian soldiers who were in a patrol vehicle outside of the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya, say security officials.Gunmen killed five Egyptian soldiers who were in a patrol vehicle outside of the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya, say security officials.
A large car bomb struck headquarters of the security forces in southern Sinai, killing five, while a rocket attack hit a satellite station in a Cairo suburb.A large car bomb struck headquarters of the security forces in southern Sinai, killing five, while a rocket attack hit a satellite station in a Cairo suburb.
The attacks follow a day of deadly clashes on Sunday.The attacks follow a day of deadly clashes on Sunday.
Security forces have been the frequent victims of attacks in northern Sinai, where analysts say a fully fledged insurgency is building.Security forces have been the frequent victims of attacks in northern Sinai, where analysts say a fully fledged insurgency is building.
But the south of the peninsula - key to Egypt's economy due to tourism - has remained largely peaceful, until the attack in al-Tour on Monday.But the south of the peninsula - key to Egypt's economy due to tourism - has remained largely peaceful, until the attack in al-Tour on Monday.
In Monday's string of attacks:In Monday's string of attacks:
Police in Qaliubiya, north of Cairo, arrested 38 members of the Muslim Brotherhood carrying petrol bombs, firecrackers and masks as they stormed a metro station, reported Mena state news agency.Police in Qaliubiya, north of Cairo, arrested 38 members of the Muslim Brotherhood carrying petrol bombs, firecrackers and masks as they stormed a metro station, reported Mena state news agency.
The Brotherhood members "opened fire on police troops and residents and destroyed entrance and exit gates of the station", it said.The Brotherhood members "opened fire on police troops and residents and destroyed entrance and exit gates of the station", it said.
Sinai has been dubbed the "new Afghanistan", the BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from Cairo, and the Egyptian military is in the middle of an enormous operation there.Sinai has been dubbed the "new Afghanistan", the BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from Cairo, and the Egyptian military is in the middle of an enormous operation there.
The attacks on security targets come a day after more than 50 people were killed - mostly in Cairo - as the security forces clashed with thousands of supporters of the ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, in the most intense violence for several weeks.The attacks on security targets come a day after more than 50 people were killed - mostly in Cairo - as the security forces clashed with thousands of supporters of the ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, in the most intense violence for several weeks.
Cairo itself has returned to calm for now, although the Islamists have urged their supporters to continue their protests.Cairo itself has returned to calm for now, although the Islamists have urged their supporters to continue their protests.
Monday's attacks will raise further fears of a confrontation between Islamists and the army, correspondents say.Monday's attacks will raise further fears of a confrontation between Islamists and the army, correspondents say.