Sinai: Soldier killed, 72 suspects arrested
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Militants killed an Egyptian soldier in Sinai on Wednesday, while security forces made 72 arrests in a sweep of the peninsula to hunt suspects wanted for a bomb attack, officials said. The soldier was killed in the Tamada area of central Sinai, a medic and a security official said, adding he was shot in the head.
Security forces, meanwhile, rounded up 72 suspects wanted for Tuesday's bomb attack targeting a security convoy that killed two people, including a civilian, and wounded five. They were arrested in the town of Rafah, on the Gaza border. (AFP)
