Egypt Policeman Killed in a Sinai Attack Claimed by Daesh
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Local Editor
Egypt’s interior ministry said a gunman shot dead a police officer in north Sinai in an attack claimed Monday by Daesh [the Arabic acronym of the terrorist "ISIS" group].
The gunman shot the police major in El-Arish, the provincial capital of North Sinai, Sunday night, the ministry said in a statement.
The extremist group’s Egypt affiliate has been waging an insurgency in the peninsula that has killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers.
The group said in a statement circulated on social media that its fighters "assassinated" the major and made off with his car and automatic rifle.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team