Egyptian authorities thwarted a plan to carry out two suicide attacks on security personnel in North Sinai, an army spokesman said on Sunday in an official statement.
The security forces halted a car bomb that exploded before reaching a security camp in Shiekh Zuwied, according to Army Spokesman Ahmed Mohamed Ali.
Similarly, the forces foiled an attempt targeting a police patrol on a highway, said the statement.
Egypt’s government has launched a security crackdown in the lawless peninsula following repeated attacks on Egyptian army and police checkpoints.
The attacks significantly increased after the military’s ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on July 3 following mass protests against his rule.
This content is from : Aswat Masriya