Cairo - Ten Egyptian soldiers were killed by two roadside bomb blasts during a raid against jihadist militants in the Sinai peninsula, the military said on Thursday.
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Cairo – Ten Egyptian soldiers were killed by two roadside bomb blasts during a raid against jihadist militants in the Sinai peninsula, the military said on Thursday.
Fifteen militants were killed and seven others arrested during the operation, the source added.
Soldiers also destroyed half a tonne of the explosive TNT and seized two vehicles containing hand grenades and hundreds of mobile phones, it added.
Last month, five soldiers were reportedly killed by a roadside bomb in north Sinai.