Aswat Masriya (Cairo)

Egypt: One Dead in Sinai Blast, Tribal Source Says Landmine

A person was killed in a blast on Sunday while riding his motorbike in "Khorayza" area in Sinai.

Eye witnesses said the victim was on a motorbike in Sinai's "Khorayza" which is about 15 kilometres from the Egyptian-Israeli borders and was killed when a shell from an unknown source exploded.

A tribal source said that the blast was caused by a landmine.

The victim of the family have hired a tracker to trace the culprits, the source added.

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