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| Egypt: Sinai car bomb kills at least 25 soldiers | |
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| A car bomb attack by suspected jihadists has killed at least 25 Egyptian soldiers at a checkpoint in Sinai, officials say. | |
| The attack took place near El Arish, the main town in the north of the restive peninsula. | |
| It is one of the deadliest attacks in Sinai for months, with reports of scores injured. | |
| The army has been fighting a campaign against Sinai-based militants, who have carried out a string of attacks there. | |
| The area has become increasingly lawless since President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown in 2011. | |
| Militants further stepped up their attacks after Islamist President Mohammed Morsi was ousted by the army last year. | |
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