A conscript was injured in a shooting incident near the Rafah border crossing in Sinai on Thursday, a military source said.
The source told Aswat Masriya the shooting occurred simultaneously with an explosion on the border crossing, between Sinai and the Palestinian Gaza Strip. He added that shooting came from the Palestinian side of the crossing.
The explosion was heard in the vicinity of the border crossing, eye witnesses said.
Militancy has surged in Egypt since military ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in July 2013 following mass protests against his rule, with the Sinai Peninsula being the most heavily affected part of the country. Attacks have also taken place in other parts, including Cairo.
