Bomb attack in Egypt's North Sinai kills five soldiers: sources

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A bomb targeting an armored military vehicle killed five soldiers and wounded three others in Egypt's North Sinai on Sunday, security sources said, a region beset by Islamist militant violence. A Twitter feed which describes itself as the official account for Sinai Province, a militant group that has pledged allegiance to Islamic State, claimed responsibility for the attack. Egypt's military was not available for comment.

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