8 Egyptian army members and 14 terrorists were killed in an attack on a camp in central Sinai

Affiliate – INA: 8 Egyptian army soldiers were killed and 15 others were injured, in a major terrorist attack on an Egyptian army camp in central Sinai, in an operation that also resulted in the killing of 14 terrorist elements. The Egyptian army statement stated, “A group of armed men attempted to storm one of the armed forces’ camps in the central Sinai region, taking advantage of the darkness.” He added: “The camp guards were able to thwart the attack and clashed with the militants with various weapons and means of fire available, which led to the death of all the attackers, some of whom detonated explosive belts, killing 8 soldiers, and wounding 15 others as a result of flying shrapnel. The Egyptian army announced at the time Previously today, Saturday, 27 highly dangerous Takfiri elements were killed in northern Sinai, in statement No. 19 of the comprehensive operation “Sinai 2018”. During the security raids, a training camp for Takfiris was discovered and destroyed, 15 vehicles were destroyed and seized, and 43 motorcycles were seized and destroyed. Without metal plates, 150 shelters, dens and warehouses were destroyed, inside which quantities of ammunition and fuel were found, and 30 explosive devices planted to target the raiding forces were discovered and detonated. The statement touched on the discovery and destruction of 20 farms of the narcotic banjo and poppy plant, and the seizure of a suspected ship at sea. Al-Ahmar found 1,350 kilograms of raw heroin inside it. Yesterday evening, Friday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi issued a decision to extend the state of emergency for another three months, starting this morning, Saturday, April 14.