Violence in Sinai kills 11 civilians, 2 policemen
Mortar shell, missile hit residential areas, with no news on identity of attackers; military jeep also hit
EL-ARISH, Egypt — Military officials said Wednesday 11 civilians and two soldiers were killed in three attacks in Egypt’s restive northern Sinai.
The officials said a mortar landed Wednesday on a residential area south of Sheik Zweid, a town in northern Sinai, hitting a house and killing nine of its residents.
Separately, officials said a missile landed on a house in another village, killing two civilians.
In a third attack, outside the provincial capital el-Arish, officials said an explosive detonated as a military vehicle drove past, killing two police officers. The officials spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Northern Sinai has been a longtime hotbed of Islamic insurgency.
Egyptian officials said the military had no operations in the area.
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