Security forces in North Sinai prevented on Thursday an attack on Sheikh Zuwayed police station. The attack was allegedly planned by militants belonging to the pro-Islamic State group, Sinai Province.
Two attackers were killed by the security forces.
The police station has previously witnessed a number of deadly assaults. North Sinai has seen a series of bloody attacks on security and army forces since the ouster of Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Islamist militant groups had claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights says 700 army and police officers had been killed since June 2013.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
