Islamic State claims responsibility for army attack in Egypt’s Sinai

The attack in Egypt's northern Sinai region left as many as 10 soldiers dead.
Mourners carry the coffin of Alaa Emad, an Egyptian soldier who was killed in an explosion targeting an armoured vehicle near Bir al-Abed in North Sinai, during his funeral in the vilage of Abwan in the Minya province on May 1, 2020. - Egypt's army said Thursday that 10 soldiers, including an officer, were killed or wounded in an explosion that day targeting an armoured vehicle near Bir al-Abed in North Sinai. The Egyptian army killed two suspected jihadists Friday in restive North Sinai, a day after a blas
Mourners carry the coffin of Alaa Emad, an Egyptian soldier who was killed in an explosion targeting an armored vehicle near Bir al-Abed in North Sinai, during his funeral in the vilage of Abwan in the Minya province on May 1, 2020. - MOHAMED HAKIM/AFP via Getty Images
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The Islamic State said today it was behind Thursday's attack that killed as many as 10 soldiers in Egypt’s northern Sinai region. 

The insurgents made the claim of responsibility in their news outlet, but gave almost no detail on how the attack was carried out or who was involved, Reuters reported. 

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