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| 3 Civilians Hurt in Bomb Attack on Egyptian Army in Sinai |
| 2014-02-03 |
| [An Nahar] A boom-mobile targeting a bus carrying Egyptian soldiers maimed three civilians in the restive Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, security officials said. An explosives-laden car exploded by remote control near government buildings in the town of Rafah, on the border with the Paleostinian Gazoo strip, they said. The blast went off around 10 meters (yards) from the bus transporting soldiers who were on leave. Militants have stepped up attacks on Egyptian security forces in north Sinai since the ouster of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi ...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Timeprinciple, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator... in July, killing scores of soldiers and coppers. The jihadist group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Partisans of Jerusalem) has claimed some of the deadliest attacks in Egypt since Morsi's overthrow. Analysts say the group is inspired by al-Qaeda, but Egyptian security officials claim it is derived from the now-banned Moslem Brüderbund, to which Morsi belongs. The army has poured troops in the mountainous and underdeveloped peninsula to combat the growing militancy. |
| Posted by:Fred |