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Two bombs have exploded
near a hotel in Egypt's volatile Sinai region, where election judges were
staying. At least three people have been killed, including a policeman, and
dozens more were injured, local media reported.
The
explosions in Arish come a day after the second round of a parliamentary
election. The Army and police cordoned off the scene, while ambulances
rushed there. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack,
according to Reuters.
RT.com report continues:
Arish
is the capital of Northern Sinai province, some 100 kilometers from the site of
the Russian passenger Metrojet plane that crashed on October 30 killing 224
people.
Security
sources and Egypt's state TV initially said a car bomb exploded then a second
blast hit the within 10 minutes, Reuters reports.
The
jihadist group Islamic State (formerly ISIS/ISIL) claimed responsibility for
the attack.
Militants in northern Sinai
have been battling security forces for years intensifying attacks on officials
and military following the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in July
2013.
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