Sisi calls for emergency meeting after Sinai attack

Friday 24-10-2014 06:07 PM
Sisi calls for emergency meeting after Sinai attack

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi giving a speech on the occasion of the Tenth of Ramadan/Six of October 1973 war - Aswat Masriya

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CAIRO, Oct 24 (Aswat Masriya) - President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on Friday for an emergency meeting and asked the National Defence Council to convene in response to the latest Attack on army check point in Sinai. 

A car bomb exploded in North Sinai's Sheikh Zuweid, leaving 25 members of the security forces killed and 26 wounded, according to a security source. 

The explosion also caused damage to two military vehicles. 

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