Twin Bomb Attack Targets Egyptian Army in Sinai, Car Bomb Rocks Benghazi

Capitals- Two bomb attacks on Wednesday targeted Egypt’s army in the restive Sinai Peninsula, where the military is engaged in a campaign to quell an insurgency, security officials said, according to AFP.

“A large explosion” targeted the military intelligence headquarters in Rafah on the border with the Gaza Strip, one official said.

Witnesses said the powerful blast shattered the windows of other buildings in the Imam Ali area in Rafah where the military building is located.

Minutes later, a second explosion hit an army checkpoint nearby. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

The attacks come just days after an al-Qaeda inspired group in the peninsula claimed credit for a Cairo bombing that targeted the interior minister last week, pledging more attacks.

The military has poured troops and armor into Sinai to crush an insurgency that surged after the overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi on July 3.

 Car bomb rocks Benghazi on anniversary of attack on US outpost

Meanwhile in Benghazi, Libya, a car bomb explosion outside government offices in Benghazi on Wednesday caused heavy damage, the Libyan independent Solidarity Press Agency reported, citing a security source.

According to the Voice of Russia, the explosion hit the buildings of the Foreign Ministry and the Central Bank, added the source. No casualties were reported.

The bombing coincided with the first anniversary of the attack on a US outpost in the eastern Libyan city, which killed the US ambassador to the country and three other Americans.

H. Mustafa