18 DEAD IN ISIS ATTACK ON POLICE CONVOY IN EGYPT

Islamic State militants ambushed a police convoy in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Monday, killing 18 police officers and wounding seven others in one of the deadliest attacks this year in the restive region bordering Israel and the Gaza Strip.

Roadside bombs destroyed and set ablaze four armored vehicles and a fifth carrying signal-jamming equipment meant to neutralize roadside bombs that are remotely detonated. Gunmen then fired with machine guns and commandeered a police pickup.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack.