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Shots fired at Israeli troops near Egypt border: Haaretz
Ahram Online Published in Ahram Online on 24 - 03 - 2014

Shots were fired from Egyptian territory towards Israeli troops across the border, Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported on Monday.
No injuries were reported.
A rising Islamist insurgency in the border Sinai Peninsula has increasingly targeted police and army, killing tens of Egyptian policemen and army soldiers.
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, an Islamist militant group, has claimed responsibility for several attacks on security forces.
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