Attack on Egypt army post kills 25
An attack on an army post in the restive northern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula caused a large explosion and killed 25 people, according to security and medical officials, making it one of the deadliest attacks on security forces since violence spiked following the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi last year.
Two senior military officials said earlier that a suicide bomber had rammed his vehicle into the checkpoint. But a top official in el-Arish, where the bombing took place, said the checkpoint was struck by a mortar round and rocket-propelled grenades, which hit a tank carrying explosives and ammunition, causing a secondary explosion.
