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  • Wednesday ,27 January 2016
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Bomb squads detonate 2 IEDs in North Sinai

By-egyptindependent

Copts and Poliltical Islam

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Wednesday ,27 January 2016

Bomb squads detonate 2 IEDs in North Sinai

Security forces detonated two bombs planted near a main road west of Arish, North Sinai on Tuesday.Security forces detonated two bombs planted near a main road west of Arish, North Sinai on Tuesday.

Sources and eyewitnesses said the forces shot at the IEDs from a distance. The operation left no casualties, they said.
 
Sinai Peninsula has witnessed recurrent attacks against army and police forces since 2013, mainly claimed by Islamic State affiliates.
 
A state of emergency in many regions of North Sinai, active since October 2014, will be renewed for three months starting Wednesday, January 27.