Egypt Roadside Bomb

Egyptian police killed 40 "terrorists" in separate raids early Saturday, a day after a roadside bomb near the Giza pyramids killed three Vietnamese tourists and their guide, the interior ministry said.

Three Vietnamese holidaymakers and an Egyptian tour guide were killed Friday when a roadside bomb blast hit their bus as it travelled close to the Giza pyramids outside Cairo, officials said. A statement by the public prosecutor's office said 11 other tourists from Vietnam and an Egyptian bus driver were wounded when the homemade device exploded.

A roadside bomb in northern Egypt killed a civilian and injured three policemen on Friday in the second attack on the security forces in a day, security sources said.

Three Egyptian policemen were killed in a roadside bombing in Sinai on Saturday, the second such attack in 48 hours in the peninsula where Islamic State jihadists are waging an insurgency.

Three Egyptian policemen were killed in a roadside bombing in Sinai today, the second such attack in 48 hours in the peninsula where Islamic State terrorists are waging an insurgency.

Two Egyptian policemen were killed in a roadside bombing in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, the interior ministry said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.

Egypt extended a state of emergency in parts of the Sinai Peninsula for three months, as a roadside bomb wounded 18 policemen today in the insurgency-wracked region, security officials said.

A roadside bomb blast wounded 20 Egyptian policemen today as they travelled in a bus in northern Sinai where militants have launched deadly attacks against security forces, officials said.

A roadside bomb claimed by the Islamic State group killed three Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula today, medical and security officials said.

A roadside bomb killed two Egyptian soldiers today during a patrol near the town of Sheikh Zuweid, medical and security sources said, the latest in a string of attacks in the Sinai Peninsula bordering Israel and the Suez Canal.

A roadside bomb struck an Egyptian army vehicle late Thursday killing an officer and a soldier in the insurgent flashpoint of the Sinai Peninsula, security officials said.

Egyptian security officials say a roadside bomb explosion struck an army vehicle, injuring seven soldiers in the northern region of the Sinai Peninsula.

Egyptian officials say a roadside bomb in the restive Sinai Peninsula has killed seven troops and seriously wounded four.

Security officials say a roadside bomb went off on a busy downtown Cairo street, killing two policemen and a passer-by near the foreign ministry.

Egypt's deadliest militant group has claimed the killing of six policemen in a roadside bomb in the Sinai Peninsula, where security forces frequently clash with jihadists.

Egyptian police killed 40 "terrorists" in separate raids early Saturday, a day after a roadside bomb near the Giza pyramids killed three Vietnamese tourists and their guide, the interior ministry said.

Three Vietnamese holidaymakers and an Egyptian tour guide were killed Friday when a roadside bomb blast hit their bus as it travelled close to the Giza pyramids outside Cairo, officials said. A statement by the public prosecutor's office said 11 other tourists from Vietnam and an Egyptian bus driver were wounded when the homemade device exploded.

A roadside bomb in northern Egypt killed a civilian and injured three policemen on Friday in the second attack on the security forces in a day, security sources said.

Three Egyptian policemen were killed in a roadside bombing in Sinai on Saturday, the second such attack in 48 hours in the peninsula where Islamic State jihadists are waging an insurgency.

Three Egyptian policemen were killed in a roadside bombing in Sinai today, the second such attack in 48 hours in the peninsula where Islamic State terrorists are waging an insurgency.

Two Egyptian policemen were killed in a roadside bombing in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, the interior ministry said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.

Egypt extended a state of emergency in parts of the Sinai Peninsula for three months, as a roadside bomb wounded 18 policemen today in the insurgency-wracked region, security officials said.

A roadside bomb blast wounded 20 Egyptian policemen today as they travelled in a bus in northern Sinai where militants have launched deadly attacks against security forces, officials said.

A roadside bomb claimed by the Islamic State group killed three Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula today, medical and security officials said.

A roadside bomb killed two Egyptian soldiers today during a patrol near the town of Sheikh Zuweid, medical and security sources said, the latest in a string of attacks in the Sinai Peninsula bordering Israel and the Suez Canal.

A roadside bomb struck an Egyptian army vehicle late Thursday killing an officer and a soldier in the insurgent flashpoint of the Sinai Peninsula, security officials said.

Egyptian security officials say a roadside bomb explosion struck an army vehicle, injuring seven soldiers in the northern region of the Sinai Peninsula.

Egyptian officials say a roadside bomb in the restive Sinai Peninsula has killed seven troops and seriously wounded four.

Security officials say a roadside bomb went off on a busy downtown Cairo street, killing two policemen and a passer-by near the foreign ministry.

Egypt's deadliest militant group has claimed the killing of six policemen in a roadside bomb in the Sinai Peninsula, where security forces frequently clash with jihadists.