One Egyptian conscript dead, two injured in armed attack on military vehicle

Friday 04-10-2013 10:46 AM
One Egyptian conscript dead, two injured in armed attack on military vehicle

The Egyptian army sent reinforcements to the Sinai Peninsula on Monday - Aswat Masriya

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One Egyptian army conscript was killed, another one and an officer injured in a drive-by shooting targeting a military Armed Personnel Carrier (APC) on the highway connecting Cairo to the Suez Canal city of Ismailia.

Unknown assailants fired at the vehicle from a private car, according to Ahram Arabic news website.

Military troops and helicopters were deployed to the scene.

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