18 policemen dead, seven injured in Daesh attack on North Sinai

Another Daesh attack on North Sinai leaves 18 policemen dead, seven injured: At least 18 policemen were reported killed and seven others injured when Daesh terrorists attacked a convoy in North Sinai yesterday, the Associated Press reports. “Among those killed were two police lieutenants. The wounded included a police brigadier general,” according to unnamed security officials. The US Embassy in Cairo condemned the attack, saying in a statement issued yesterday that it “stands firmly with Egypt.” Yesterday’s was the deadliest attack against police forces since July, when terrorists attacked an outpost in Sinai, leaving 23 dead. The news comes one day after police forces announced killing 10 suspected Hasm terrorists in a gun battle in Cairo.