Aswat Masriya (Cairo)

Egypt: One Soldier Dead, 5 Injured in Sinai Bus Accident

30 November 2012

One Egyptian soldier died and five others were injured on Friday when their bus overturned in al-Goura area south of Sinai's Sheikh Zoueid.

The soldiers were part of the security forces tasked with securing the peace-keeping troops camp in Sinai.

"A patrol vehicle securing the camp of Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in al-Goura overturned while touring the camp," police sources said, adding that one soldier was killed while five others were injured.

The injured were transferred to the hospital.

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