Egyptian group with ties to ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Sinai attacks

Egyptian militants with ties to the Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility Thursday for a coordinated attack that killed at least 26 security officers in the restive Sinai Peninsula.

 

Following the attack, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi cut short a trip to Ethiopia, to return to Cairo, the state MENA news agency reported Friday.

 

The wide-ranging attacks late Thursday required a previously unseen level of coordination. At least one car bomb was set off outside a military base, while mortars were simultaneously fired at the base, toppling some buildings and leaving soldiers buried under the debris, official said.

 

In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki expressed U.S. condemnation of the attacks, adding that the “United States remains steadfast in its support of the Egyptian government’s efforts to combat the threat of terrorism in Egypt.”

 

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