Roadside bomb kills 2 soldiers in Egypt's Sinai

CAIRO - A roadside bomb struck an army vehicle in Egypt's volatile Sinai Peninsula, killing an army captain and a soldier, the military spokesman said Friday.

Brig. Gen. Mohammed Samir said on his official Facebook page that another soldier was wounded in Thursday's explosion near the northern city of el-Arish.

The militant group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, which pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, has claimed responsibility for most of the attacks in Sinai.