Security Forces Kill 16 Militants After Deadly Cairo Bombing
- Militants died in two raids on their hideouts in El-Arish
- Suicide bomber had attacked police in Cairo near famed bazaar
People react at the site of a suicide bombing in Cairo on Feb. 19.
Photogrpher: Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images
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Egyptian security forces killed 16 militants in raids on their Sinai Peninsula hideouts, hours after a suicide bomber killed two policemen near a famed Cairo bazaar.
Police clashed with militants in two separate locations in the restive city of El-Arish, killing 10 in one raid and six in the other, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Tuesday.