9 people killed in suicide bombing in Egypt

A suicide bomber driving a garbage truck packed with explosives rammed his vehicle into an Egyptian security checkpoint outside a police building in northern Sinai, killing atleast nine people and wounding fourteen.

According to officials, the attack in the city of el-Arish in the Sinai Peninsula was followed by smaller explosions. Three floors of



the police building were blown out. So far nine bodies have been retrieved from the rubble. The 14 persons injured include 4 civilians.

The officials spoke, on the condition of anonymity, that the garbage truck had been stolen days earlier from the municipality of el-Arish. No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.