Islamist militants attack Egypt security headquarters in Sinai

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ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Islamist militants attacked Egypt's security headquarters in northern Sinai on Sunday with a barrage of mortar bombs and machinegun fire and fought police elsewhere in the desert region, wounding three conscripts, security officials said. The militants had climbed onto the roofs of buildings across from the headquarters building in al-Arish and fired rocket-propelled grenades, one security source said. Machinegun battles were still being fought in the streets around the building, witnesses said. ...

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