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| Egyptian troops killed in car bomb attack on bus | Egyptian troops killed in car bomb attack on bus |
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| A car bomb on Wednesday tore through a bus carrying off-duty soldiers in the turbulent region of northern Sinai, killing 10 and wounding 20, security officials said. | A car bomb on Wednesday tore through a bus carrying off-duty soldiers in the turbulent region of northern Sinai, killing 10 and wounding 20, security officials said. |
| The officials said the car bomb struck the bus on the road between Rafah – a border town with the Gaza Strip – and the coastal city of el-Arish. | |
| The soldiers belong to the 2nd Field army, which is doing most of the fighting against militant Islamists waging an insurgency against security forces in Sinai. The bus was on its way to Cairo, the officials said. | |
| Speaking on condition of anonymity, officials earlier said that the bus was carrying policemen in plainclothes but later said they were soldiers. Confusion about the identity of victims in such attacks is common. | |
| Egypt's police and army forces have been battling a burgeoning insurgency in the strategic Sinai peninsula since the 3 July military coup that toppled Islamist president Mohammed Morsi. | Egypt's police and army forces have been battling a burgeoning insurgency in the strategic Sinai peninsula since the 3 July military coup that toppled Islamist president Mohammed Morsi. |
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