Egypt: 11 Killed in Attack On Security Convoy in Sinai

North Sinai — Eleven security personnel were killed in an attack on a security convoy in North Sinai on Tuesday.

Interior spokesman Hany Abdel Latif told Aswat Masriya that a landmine exploded on the Rafah-
Sheikh Zuweid road.
Police forces and unidentified assailants engaged in crossfire following the explosion, reported state run news agency MENA. Those killed included one officer and ten conscripts. Two more security personnel were injured in the attack, according to a security source in the North Sinai Security Headquarters.
A fact-sheet prepared by Egypt's ministry of foreign affairs put the death toll for terrorism acts which took place since January 2011 and until April 2014 at 971, including 664 security personnel.