Suicide car bomber kills 1 in attack in Egypt's Sinai
EL-ARISH - A suicide car bomber targeted a police compound in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula early on Tuesday, killing one civilian and wounding 24 police conscripts, security officials said.
The bomber drove up to the gates of the compound in the city of el-Arish. His refusal to slow down prompted police to open fire at the car, which set off the explosives inside the vehicle, the officials said.
The civilian killed in the attack was a passer-by, a driver for the nearby electricity company. Most of the policemen were wounded by shrapnel.
Later, Interior Ministry spokesman Hani Abdel-Latif said that the bomber was trying to reach a nearby hotel where a large number of police officers reside.
