"The blast targeted a military checkpoint of Karm al-Qawadis in Sheikh Zuweid, and it was carried out by Sinai militants," the source said, referring to Sinai-based al-Qaida-inspired Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis group that claimed responsibility for several previous attacks.
Friday's blast came a couple of days after ten people, including six policemen, were injured in a blast that targeted security men outside Cairo University in Giza.
Attacks on security men and premises have been growing since the ouster of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi by the military in July 2013 and the massive security crackdown on his supporters, which left about 1,000 of them killed and thousands more arrested.
The attacks were based in the Sinai Peninsula and have extended later on to the capital Cairo and other provinces across the country.
Earlier on Sunday, seven soldiers were killed and four others injured in an explosion that targeted their vehicle in Arish city in North Sinai.
Official reports say that at least 500 security men were killed by similar anti-government militant attacks over the past year. Ansar Bayt al-Maqdsi and Ajnad Misr extremist groups claimed responsibility for most of the attacks.
Sources: Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
24/10/14
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