10 soldiers die in Sinai

AN EGYPTIAN army spokesman said yesterday that three army officers and seven soldiers were killed during a military raid on a militant hideout in Central Sinai on Wednesday.

In an official statement, spokesman Tamer El Refai said 10 army members were killed after “two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) detonated near their vehicles as they were attempting to chase militants”, Egyptian daily Al Ahram reported.

In the shoot-out, the Egyptian soldiers killed 15 militants and arrested seven others. ANA