police captain and a conscript Sunday in North
Sinai ,where security forces are fighting an
Islamist insurgency ,the interior ministry said.
North Sinai is a bastion of Egyptian affiliate
of the jihadist Islamic state group which is
spearheading an insurgency that has swelled
since the army's ouster of president Mohamed
Morsi in July 2013,
"Sunday's attack occurred in North Sinai's
provincial capital El-Arish the ministry said in
a statement
The two policemen were killed when the blast
struck their passing armoured vchicle, Three
others were wounded in the explosion ,which
was activated remote control ,police said.
The previous 24 hours the army had detonated
nine explosives found on a road frequently
used by troops in north Sinai police said
Formerly known as Ansar Beit al-Maqdis
the key jihadist group in the region changed
its name to Sinai Province"when it pledged
allegiance to IS in November..
On July 1 the group staged a series of attacks
on security forces in the North Sinai town
of Sheikh Zuweid that the military said killed 21
soldiers, AFP
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