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2022 El Qantara checkpoint attack

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2022 Sinai checkpoint attack
Part of the Sinai insurgency
LocationEl Qantara, Egypt
DateMay 8 2022
Deaths11
Injured5

On 8 May 2022, ten soldiers and one officer are killed during an attack at a checkpoint at a water pumping station in El Qantara,[1] Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. Five more were injured.[2]

No group claimed responsibility.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "11 Egyptian soldiers killed in armed attack in Sinai". www.aljazeera.com.
  2. ^ a b Reuters (2022-05-08). "Attack on Sinai checkpoint kills 11 Egyptian troops, army says". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-05-09. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)