Suicide bomber kills 7 in Egypt’s North Sinai: ministry 1 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseA teen suicide bomber killed four members of Egypt’s security forces and three civilians Tuesday in restive North Sinai, the interior ministry said, with the Islamic State group claiming the attack. “The suicide bomber aged 15 blew himself up” in a busy market area near a police station in the town of Sheikh Zuweid leaving seven dead and 26 wounded, an interior ministry statement said. IS, which has waged a bloody insurgency in the region, released a statement on its social media accounts claiming responsibility and praising the suicide bomber. Around 600 suspected jihadists and about 40 soldiers have been killed so far, according to official figures.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 09, 2019 15:33 UTC