2022 El Qantara checkpoint attack explained

2022 Sinai checkpoint attack
Location:El Qantara, Egypt
Date:8 May 2022
Partof:the Sinai insurgency
Fatalities:11
Injuries:5

On 8 May 2022, at least ten soldiers and one officer were killed during an attack at a checkpoint at a water pumping station in El Qantara,[1] Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. Five more were injured.[2]

Afterwards, chase continued in a secluded part of the Sinai Peninsula.

The Islamic State claimed responsibility.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 11 Egyptian soldiers killed in armed attack in Sinai . www.aljazeera.com.
  2. News: 2022-05-08 . Attack on Sinai checkpoint kills 11 Egyptian troops, army says . en . Reuters . 2022-05-09.