An Egyptian police officer. File photoCAiro, May 19. A terrorist attack was thwarted in northern Sinai, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said on Thursday. «/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/715626011ef56d898175f9d715d7ffd7.jpg» />The Russian Ambassador explained the importance of checks at Egyptian airports , 112 rounds,» the agency's statement received by RIA Novosti reads. On May 7, east of the Suez Canal, 11 Egyptian servicemen died repelling a terrorist attack. After that, the Egyptian army significantly increased the number of operations against radical Islamists based in northern Sinai. Following these events, the Egyptian Armed Forces announced the elimination of more than 20 militants in the Sinai Peninsula. During the operation, five soldiers were killed. The north of the Sinai Peninsula remains one of the most tense regions in Egypt. The extremists operating here periodically attack the military and police officers. Over the past few years, a large-scale anti-terrorist operation has been carried out in the Sinai, during which hundreds of extremists have been killed and detained. when repelling a militant attack
