Unidentified gunmen attacked a police post and shot dead two policemen in the restive North Sinai while six militants were killed in separate army raids in the area.
The gunmen attacked the police post yesterday in Al-Arish town, scene of frequent attacks by Islamist militants on
security forces.
Security forces are in search for the attackers.
Six militants were killed and 13 others were arrested in two separate army raids during the past 24 hours, official
sources said.
North Sinai has been the scene of many violent attacks by Islamist militants since the January 2011 revolution.
The attacks targeting police and military increased after the ouster of Islamist ex-president Mohamed Morsi last year.
Over 500 policemen and soldiers, have been killed in the attacks.
The government declared a state of emergency in parts of North Sinai after an October 24 suicide attack near Al-Arish
killed 30 soldiers in the deadliest assault on security forces since Morsi’s ouster.
Militant groups claim their attacks are in retaliation for a government crackdown targeting Morsi’s supporters that
has left hundreds dead and thousands jailed.
The army has launched frequent security campaigns in the area, arrested suspects and demolished houses that belong to
terrorists, including facilitating tunnels leading to the Gaza Strip.
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