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Sinai Bomb Update: Six Soldiers Dead in Twin Bomb Attack

(Al Ahram-Egypt) Six soldiers were killed on Wednesday morning in a double suicide car bomb attack at a military intelligence headquarters and a nearby military checkpoint in the northern Sinai town of Rafah. Ten soldiers and seven civilians were also wounded, army spokesperson Ahmed Ali said. After the initial blast, which shattered the main gate of the military facility, assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades at the building, state TV said. A second suicide car bomb hit a nearby army checkpoint minutes after the first attack.
2013-09-12 00:00:00
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