Five arrested in crackdown in North Sinai

Thursday 14-08-2014 06:42 PM
Five arrested in crackdown in North Sinai

An army check point is seen in El-Arish city, in North Sinai July 15, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer

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CAIRO, Aug 14 (Aswat Masriya) - Five suspects were arrested in a crackdown in North Sinai, the army spokesperson said on Thursday.

An unregistered car was seized, and 13 motorbikes with no license plates, which "terrorists" used in attacks on security forces were destroyed, he added in a statement on his official Facebook page.

Since former President Mohamed Mursi's ouster last July, militants in Sinai escalated their attacks on army and police forces and installations, prompting an extended security operation in the Sinai Peninsula.

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