The Egyptian Armed Forces declared on Wednesday that it managed to foil a militant attack that was targeting a military base covering Alexandria and other nearby cities.<\/p>\n
According to the Egyptian Armed Forces\u2019 official spokesperson, the failed militant attack was going to be carried out by an armed vehicle driven by a suicide bomber.<\/p>\n
\u201cA 4\u00d74 vehicle loaded with more than 1.5 tons of TNT approached a military unit, and the guarding conscripts and officers stopped the attack, opening fire on the vehicle,\u201d the official army spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The driver of the vehicle was killed.
\nFollowing the failed attack, army members deactivated the TNT substances inside the militant\u2019s vehicle.<\/p>\n
The Egyptian Armed Forces have been engaged in violent military confrontations with militants of the IS affiliated group \u2018Sinai Province\u2019 since 2014.<\/p>\n
Military and police forces have been conducting intensive operations to eliminate the presence of such militants in North Sinai.
\nThe \u201cHaq al-Shaheed\u201d (translation: Martyr\u2019s Right) operation has eliminated numerous \u2018Sinai Province\u2019 members.<\/p>\n
(Egypt Independent)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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