“Police officers killed in attack in Sinai”

“Seven people, including four policemen, have been killed in a självmordsdåd in Sheikh Zuweid in the northern Sinai peninsula in Egypt, and a further 20 people have been injured, according to the ministry of the interior.”

“A 15-year-old with bombväst reported to have blown himself up in a market. The city’s chief investigator and his assistant are among the dead, according to sources within the security services. The interior ministry has not yet commented on the deed.”

“The banned terrorist jihadiströrelsen IS said to be behind the attack.”

“Several attacks have been carried out within the framework of an ongoing islamistuppror in Egypt, particularly in Sinai. In February last year, the military is a large-scale operation in the region.”