The Egyptian army said it has killed 18 suspected terrorists it accused of attacking a military post in northern Sinai on Tuesday.
Two army personnel were killed and four others wounded in the attack, which took place in the Bir al-Abed area, the military said in a statement.
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One of the attackers was wearing an explosive belt, the army said, adding that troops destroyed four vehicles – including three car bombs – while chasing the suspected terrorists at a farm and some uninhabited homes.
Egypt has been fighting Islamist terrorists who have killed hundreds of police and soldiers in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula since former President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood was ousted in 2013 following mass protests against his rule.
In May, the military said that 15 of its men had died or been wounded in operations in the Sinai Peninsula and that 126 suspected terrorists had been killed.
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