Terrorist attack in Egypt's Sinai kills 5 soldiers: army
- Middle East
- AFP
- Published Date: 06:58 | 11 May 2022
- Modified Date: 07:12 | 11 May 2022
Five Egyptian soldiers and seven jihadists were killed early Wednesday when the army was attacked in the Sinai region, the military said, days after a jihadist attack killed 11 troops.
"One officer and four soldiers were killed and two other soldiers were wounded" in the attack at dawn on Wednesday, an army spokesman said in a statement, noting that seven jihadists were killed.