Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement, saying they had "successfully stormed the heavily fortified military base and have now taken effective control of part of the base."
The attack near the regional capital El-Arish targeted an "assembly centre" for police, according to the ministry.
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French soldiers killed or captured about 20 jihadists in Mali's restive north where a French soldier was killed on April…
UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed today for more aid for the people of Mosul, as he visited a camp for…
