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Two policemen wounded in IED blast in North Sinai

Two police conscripts were injured when an IED explosion damaged their vehicle during a security raid in Arish, North Sinai.
 
The restive Peninsula has witnessed recurrent attacks targeting army and police officers since the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
 
As many as 700 soldiers have been killed in the attacks, mainly claimed by Islamist extremist groups, according to recent estimates.
 
 
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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