A terror attack in Sinai resulted in the death of 16 Egyptian soldiers

When

5 Aug 2012

Kind

Terrorist attack

Coordinates

31.22° N, 34.28° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, August 2012 Sinai attack.

2012 attack on Egyptian and Israeli forces by insurgents in the Sinai Peninsula

The August 2012 Sinai attack occurred on 5 August 2012, when armed men ambushed an Egyptian military base in the Sinai Peninsula, killing 16 soldiers and stealing two armored cars, which they used to infiltrate into Israel. The attackers broke through the Kerem Shalom border crossing to Israel, where one of the vehicles exploded.

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