MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The MENA news agency reported that 14 policemen and two civilians were wounded as a result of a car bomb explosion.
Ahram newspaper reported that militant group Lewaa Al-Thawra, founded in 2016, has claimed responsibility for the attack. It has claimed responsibility for several attacks on security forces in recent months.
Egypt has been fighting a jihadist insurgency in Sinai since the army overthrew then President Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Police and security forces have been the target of deadly attacks by Islamists in the area.
In 2014, militants in Sinai pledged allegiance to the Daesh group, which is outlawed in many countries including Russia. The Wilayat Sinai, the Daesh branch in Sinai, has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly attacks in the area.
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