Attacks in Egypt's Sinai Region Kill Dozens

State television reports that both civilian and military personnel were killed during the "string of attacks". President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who declared a curfew in the area last year, is reported to be headed back home from the African Union summit Ethiopia.

Egyptian army deploys security reinforcements to Sinai (file photo)

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