Terrorist attacks kill 70 in Egypt's northern Sinai
(AGI) July 1 - At least 70 people, mostly soldiers and somecivilians, were killed by militants affiliated with IslamicState (IS) in northern Sinai on Wednesday. Medical and securitysources said 38 jihadists had also been killed in a coordinatedassault against at least five checkpoints and booby-trappedroads around a police headquarters. Egyptian F-16 fighteraircraft have bombed pro-IS militant positions in the SheikhZuweid area in northern Sinai, where the attacks took place.Two explosions were heard in the Egyptian city of Rafah, on theborder with the Gaza Strip in northern Sinai, according tosecurity sources