At least four people have been killed and 12 others wounded in an attack on a police checkpoint in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, according to Egyptian officials and medical sources.
The dead included three police officers and a still unidentified person, a hospital document obtained by The Associated Press news agency showed.
Most of the wounded are conscripts and have been taken to hospital, according to the document.
The attack took place on Friday afternoon on the western side of the Suez Canal, according to security officials, who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief the media. The media office of Ismailia province described the attack as a “terrorist” strike.
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