By Aswat Masriya, edited by Egyptian Streets A suicide bombing outside a police club in North Sinai’s al-Arish city left three policemen and the bomber dead on Wednesday morning, according to a statement from the Egyptian interior ministry, in an attack claimed by a Sinai-based militant group. Prior to the ministry’s statement, Emad al-Dahshan, a prosecution official in North Sinai told Aswat Masriya the bodies of three policemen were found, as well as the remains of a policeman, a civilian and the suicide bomber. He added that 10 people were injured in the blast. A security source earlier told state news agency MENA that a suicide bomber in a car loaded with explosive devices tried to “break into” the police club. Instead, he hit the concrete barrier outside the facility, where the bomb detonated. Police clubs across the country are social gathering clubs for members of the police force and their families. The attack injured five policemen and five civilians, the security source added. Sinai-based militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis claimed responsibility for the attack, in a statement circulated on social media, which Aswat Masriya could not independently verify. Ansar said the…
Three Killed After ISIS Affiliate Bombs Police Club in Egypt’s North Sinai
November 4, 2015
