Three Egyptian policemen were killed and three others were wounded today in an attack by unidentified gunmen on a police patrol in Al-Arish town, North Sinai. The incident occurred in Al-Arish town at the area of Gesr Al-Wadi, when gunmen in a private car fired at a police patrol, resulting in the police car driver losing control of the car and colliding with another car 300 meters ahead, said a security source. The source added that two policemen were killed on the spot, while the third died while being transported to the city's public hospital for treatment. Three other soldiers were injured. They are currently being treated, in addition to the driver of the vehicle that the police car ran into. No formal military statements have been released yet, and no groups have yet claimed responsibility for the incident. The Minister of The Interior Affairs, the general major Ahmed Gamal El-din ordered for a military funeral for the martyrs, and providing all aspects of care for their families and the families of the injured. The attack is the largest of its kind targeting the Egyptian forces in Sinai since the last Rafah attack on 5 August, which targeted a checkpoint near the Israeli borders and resulted in 16 deaths.
