Aftermath of Suicide Bombing in Egypt
CAIRO
— At least four police officers were killed on Wednesday morning when a
suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle next to a police
club in northern Sinai, according to the Egyptian state news media. The
Islamic State’s local affiliate, called Sinai Province, claimed
responsibility for the bombing in a statement distributed on social
media accounts.
The
militant group said in the statement that the attack, in the northern
Sinai town of El Arish, was in retaliation for the government arrests of
women from Sinai, though the statement did not provide details.
At least five civilians were wounded in the attack, according to medical sources cited by Al Ahram, the leading state newspaper.
The bombing was the latest evidence of the resilience of Egypt’s
jihadist insurgency in northern Sinai, which has killed hundreds of
police officers and soldiers in years of attacks on the government. The
assaults have continued despite repeated statements by Egyptian
officials, including President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, that the insurgency
has been brought to heel.
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