Egypt: Infant dead from military-jihadist firefights

Was shot in the head – Six year old child also dead after falling rocket – 12 year old boy seriously injured

 

According to international broadcasts, one infant and two children killed today during an exchange of fire between the Egyptian army and the jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula, 24 hours after the wave of bloody attacks in various parts of the country.

The President of Egypt interrupted his visit to the capital of Ethiopia for the African Union summit after yesterday’s wave of bloody attacks in the Sinai Peninsula and returned to Cairo. Nine of the victims of yesterday’s attacks are military.