The Daesh group’s Egyptian affiliate, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Partisans of Jerusalem), said on Twitter it carried out the assault on the police base.<\/p>\n
It has been behind the majority of attacks on the security forces in the rugged region.<\/p>\n
The suicide bomber rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into the base in North Sinai’s provincial capital of El-Arish, killing the civilian, security and health officials said.<\/p>\n
Two civilians and 30 police were also wounded in the attack, which came just minutes after a nighttime curfew was lifted at 6:00 am (0400 GMT) (\u2026)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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