- Published: 12/08/2012 at 06:48 PM
- Online news: World
Egyptian troops clashed with gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula early Sunday, leaving three soldiers and six militants dead, as they pressed a drive to flush out armed Islamists, state television reported.
Egyptian security forces stand by their armoured vehicles in the northern Sinai Peninsula on August 8. Egyptian troops have clashed with gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula, leaving three soldiers and six militants dead, as they pressed a drive to flush out armed Islamists, state television reported. But a security source told AFP that the clashes took place around the North Sinai village of Al-Gura, between troops and militants armed with rocket launchers, grenades and automatic weapons.
The source said a number of people were killed but gave no figure.
