Roadside bomb kills 7 in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula

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EL-ARISH, Egypt – A roadside bomb in Egypt's restive northern Sinai province hit an army vehicle on Sunday, killing 7 troops including two officers and seriously wounding six others, officials said.

The explosion ripped through the armored vehicle traveling south of el-Arish, the provincial capital, as it headed to a natural gas pumping station to comb it for suspected militant activities, the officials said.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.

The northern part of the Sinai Peninsula has been a haven for Islamic militants, who have waged regular attacks against troops and security forces.

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1. Six Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai attack

At least six Egyptian soldiers have been killed in the Sinai Peninsula, in the most recent of attacks targeting government troops in the eastern restive region.

A remotely detonated roadside bomb exploded on Sunday as an armoured vehicle responsible for protecting a natural gas pipeline passed by, sources said.

Hundreds of soldiers and police officers have been killed in attacks since the army-led overthrow of president Mohamed Morsi in July last year.

A month after Morsi's unseating, the army launched a military campaign to stamp out militias that have penetrated the neglected Sinai region, taking advantage of a security vacuum that accompanied years of political instability.

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