2022 El Qantara checkpoint attack
2022 Sinai checkpoint attack | |
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Part of the Sinai insurgency | |
Location | El Qantara, Egypt |
Date | 8 May 2022 |
Deaths | 11 |
Injured | 5 |
On 8 May 2022, at least ten soldiers and one officer were killed during an attack at a checkpoint at a water pumping station in El Qantara,[1] Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. Five more were injured.[2]
Afterwards, chase continued in a secluded part of the Sinai Peninsula.
The Islamic State claimed responsibility.[2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "11 Egyptian soldiers killed in armed attack in Sinai". www.aljazeera.com.
- ^ a b "Attack on Sinai checkpoint kills 11 Egyptian troops, army says". Reuters. 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2022-05-09.