
Arab News
CAIRO: One Egyptian soldier was killed and nine army members were wounded on Thursday when a bomb exploded in an armoured vehicle south of Bir al-Abd city in the Northern Sinai region, a military spokesman said in a statement.
Col. Tamer Al-Rifai, an army spokesman, confirmed that an officer had been killed, and nine other had been injured.
The statement said the Egyptian armed forces will continue their operations against terrorist elements in the region
The attack was not immediately claimed by any group. Militants loyal to Daesh are active in the strategic border region.