Alleged Israeli drone strike kills 5 in Egypt's Sinai

Los Angeles Times ^ | August 9, 2013, 12:06 p.m. | Edmund Sanders

[Pan_Yan]

JERUSALEM – An Israeli drone strike in the Sinai Peninsula -- carried out in coordination with Egypt’s military -- killed five suspected Islamic militants and destroyed their rocket launcher, Egyptian security officials told Palestinian media Friday.

Israeli officials declined to comment on the report.

Egypt's military said it was investigating the incident after residents near the Egypt-Israel border reported hearing a large explosion Friday, according to Ahram Online, an Egyptian news site. Two unidentified Egyptian security officials told the Associated Press that Israeli drones were behind the strike.

The attack comes as Egypt’s military is launching another major crackdown in the Sinai, where militants – some angry over the ousting of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi – have been accused of attacking government facilities and killing Egyptian police officers.

On Thursday night, Israel briefly shut down its southern airport in the resort town of Eilat due to an unspecified security threat. Eilat has been repeatedly targeted with rocket attacks from militants in the Sinai.

[Netz]

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Hit ‘em again, hit ‘em again, HARDER! HARDER!
Hit ‘em again, hit ‘em again, HARDER! HARDER!
Hit ‘em again, hit ‘em again, HARDER! HARDER!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Pan_Yan.

[snip] carried out in coordination with Egypt’s military [/snip]

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