Egyptian security forces have been targeted in several attacks around the country, reports say.<\/p>\n
{{Gunmen killed five Egyptian soldiers who were in a patrol vehicle outside of the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya, say security officials.}}<\/p>\n
A large car bomb struck headquarters of the security forces in southern Sinai, killing five, while a rocket attack hit a satellite station in a Cairo suburb.<\/p>\n
The attacks follow a day of deadly clashes on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Security forces have been the frequent victims of attacks in northern Sinai, where analysts say a fully fledged insurgency is building.<\/p>\n
Quentin Sommerville: “This fits with the military-backed government’s narrative that they are fighting terrorism”.<\/p>\n
But the south of the peninsula – key to Egypt’s economy due to tourism – has remained largely peaceful, until the attack in al-Tour on Monday.<\/p>\n
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