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At least 11 Egyptian troops were killed and five others injured in clashes with terrorists in Sinai, the army said in a statement.</p>
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The clashes took place as the troops foiled an attack by a group of terrorists on a water pumping station in western Sinai, Xinhua news agency quoted military spokesman Gharib Abdel-Hafez as saying in the statement.<br />
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The victims comprised 10 soldiers and an officer, according to the spokesman.<br />
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Although the exact location was not specified in the statement, state-run Al-Ahram news website reported that the clashes took place at the checkpoint of &quot;the East Canal Water Lifting Station&quot;.<br />
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Egypt has been combating terrorism in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula over the past decade and the country managed to greatly limit terrorist activities in the peninsula.<br />
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The terrorists in Sinai are mostly loyal to the Islamic State terror group group.<br />
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Meanwhile, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi offered his &quot;sincere condolences&quot; to the families of the 11 victims.<br />
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&quot;I assure you that these treacherous terrorist operations will not undermine the will and determination of the children of this nation and its armed forces to continue uprooting terrorism,&quot; he said in a social media post.<br />
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Sisi also praised the &quot;courage and sacrifice&quot; of the Egyptian soldiers in fighting terrorism.<br />
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Egypt&#39;s parliament and several ministers also condemned the attack.</p>
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