(New York Times) David D. Kirkpatrick - Two attacks on Egyptian military positions in the Sinai Peninsula on Friday killed at least 31 soldiers. At least 28 others were wounded. The target of the first attack was a heavily guarded army checkpoint near the town of Sheikh Zuwaid. A car bomb initially killed as many as 18 soldiers. Then, when soldiers rushed to the scene, armed men opened fired, killing at least 10 more. The second attack occurred three hours later in El Arish, where militants opened fire and killed three more soldiers.
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