CAIRO -
An Islamic State affiliate in Egypt on Sunday claimed duty for an assault that focused a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal, killing a minimum of 11 troopers.
At the very least 5 different troopers have been wounded in Saturday's assault, in line with the Egyptian army. It was one of many deadliest assaults on Egyptian safety forces lately.
1000's of individuals attended separate funerals for the useless Sunday.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, in the meantime, presided over a gathering of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which incorporates the army's high commanders, to debate the results of the assault, his workplace stated with out providing additional particulars.
The extremist group introduced its declare of the assault in an announcement carried by its Aamaq information company. The authenticity of the assertion couldn't be verified nevertheless it was launched on Telegram as related claims have been previously.
The assault occurred within the city of Qantara within the province of Ismailia, which stretches eastwards from the Suez Canal.
Militants attacked troops at a checkpoint guarding the pumping facility, then fled the positioning. The army stated troops have been pursuing the attackers in an remoted space of the northern Sinai Peninsula.
Egypt is battling an Islamic State-led insurgency within the Sinai that intensified after the army overthrew an elected however divisive Islamist president in 2013. The militants have carried out scores of assaults, primarily concentrating on safety forces and Christians.
The tempo of militant assaults in Sinai's major theatre of operations and elsewhere has slowed to a trickle since February 2018, when the army launched an in depth operation in Sinai in addition to components of the Nile Delta and deserts alongside the nation's western border with Libya.
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