TEHRAN (FNA)- Four Egyptian soldiers were injured by an explosion in the Sinai peninsula, security officials said.


The soldiers were traveling in an armored vehicle on the el-Arish - Rafah road when a roadside bomb exploded on Saturday, Ma'an reported.

Two of the soldiers were critically wounded and were transferred to a military hospital in el-Arish.

Egyptian military forces raided several militant strongholds in the Northern Sinai peninsula on Saturday.

At least 15 suspected militants were detained in the operation.

By Fars News Agency

 

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