After firing at security forces in North Sinai, three terrorists were killed in clashes. The army used Apache helicopters to bomb sites linked to terrorists in North Sinai. The army claimed to have killed two terrorists in the bombings, though security officials said eight were killed, including a senior Ansar Jerusalem member. Authorities levied formal charges of terrorism against 20 al Jazeera journalists, including a number of Western nationals. Authorities arrested four people tied to last week’s attack in Beni Suef that killed five policemen. An Egyptian policeman was killed by gunmen in Sharkiya.
