Two separate attacks in Egypt on Friday have killed seven people, including five policemen at a checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula, and two tourists at a popular resort on the Red Sea. In the attack on officers, the suspects escaped and no group has claimed responsibility. One man was arrested in the resort attack, and investigators are still questioning him.In the Sinai Peninsula attack, gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on a checkpoint in the al-Badrasheen area of the Giza province, 20 miles south of Cairo. Witnesses told Reuters the gunmen also threw molotov cocktails into a police car. Residents were …read more
Source: The Atlantic
