Egypt says 15 terror suspects killed in northern Sinai

3 October 2018, 4:11 pm

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Egypt says police have killed 15 suspected terrorists in a shootout in the northern Sinai Peninsula, where they are battling an Islamic State-led insurgency.

The Interior Ministry says the 15 were killed during a raid on their hideout in the city of el-Arish, where they were planning attacks on security forces in the coming days. It says security forces dismantled two explosive devices and seized weapons.

The statement did not say when the raid took place or whether any security forces were killed or wounded.

It wasn’t possible to independently confirm the report as access to the northern Sinai is heavily restricted.

— Agencies