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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 suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a convoy of buses carrying off-duty soldiers in Egypt's turbulent region of northern Sinai on Wednesday, killing 11 and wounding 37, according to security and military officials.
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. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing, the latest in a wave of attacks against the military and security forces since the military ousted President Mohammed Morsi in July.
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. The bomber struck as the convoy of four army buses was travelling on the road between the border town of Rafah and the coastal city of el-Arish, said military spokesman Col Mohammed Ahmed Ali. "The precious blood of our sons strengthens our resolve to cleanse Egypt and shield its sons from violence and treacherous terrorism," Ali wrote on his Facebook page.
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. The soldiers belong to the 2nd Field Army, which is doing most of the fighting against Islamic militants. The buses were on their way to Cairo, military officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to release the information.
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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