CAIRO (AP) Egypt s state news agency says a drive-by shooting on a
desert road in the country s north has killed two soldiers and wounded
three.
Monday s report by MENA says the attack took place on the road to the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, when gunmen from a speeding car opened fire at a military checkpoint on Sunday evening.
A similar checkpoint attack last week in Ismailia also killed two soldiers. The city is 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
A militant group calling itself Ansar Beit al-Maqdis Arabic for Partisans of Jerusalem has been active in the area, attacking military and police targets. The group also claimed responsibility for last month s bombing of a military intelligence compound in Ismailia.
Monday s report by MENA says the attack took place on the road to the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, when gunmen from a speeding car opened fire at a military checkpoint on Sunday evening.
A similar checkpoint attack last week in Ismailia also killed two soldiers. The city is 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
A militant group calling itself Ansar Beit al-Maqdis Arabic for Partisans of Jerusalem has been active in the area, attacking military and police targets. The group also claimed responsibility for last month s bombing of a military intelligence compound in Ismailia.
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