In another attack on security personnel in the volatile Sinai Peninsula, two police officers were killed on Friday when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in Al-Arish, according to the Ministry of Interior. A conscript was also injured in the attack. The ministry added that three were in a police truck distributing water rations to personnel stationed at different checkpoints. The IED was detonated as the truck was passing. The media office of the ministry said the forces are intensifying their efforts to find the perpetrators.

Source: Daily News Egypt October 21, 2016 14:15 UTC