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Death Toll Mounts In Sinai Attacks

July 01 2015

Egypt

At least 32 Egyptian soldiers have been killed in militant attacks in northern Sinai, reports Bloomberg News.

The death toll has been climbing, as have the number of wounded.

More than 70 terrorists attacked five checkpoints near the town of Sheikh Zuweid on Wednesday, said a military spokesman quoted by the BBC.

Three pick-up trucks armed with anti-aircraft guns were destroyed and around three dozen attackers were killed, said the spokesman.

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