Aswat Masriya (Cairo)

Egypt: Two Injured in Sinai Shooting, 13 Locations Targeted

Photo: Amr Emam/IRIN
The Rafah Border crossing on the border between Egypt and the Gaza.

Two people were transferred to a hospital after they were injured in a shooting at the North Sinai Broadcast building in Arish on Tuesday.

Security sources said that the wounded citizens were hit as they passed by the building while unknown assailants were shooting at it.

Gunmen attacked 13 other targets, including an army location in Arish.

Security forces, who have cordoned key locations, chased the assailants but were unable to capture all of them.

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