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Egypt mosque attack: ISIS had issued warnings to village beforehandThe latest warning came as recently as a week ago, telling villagers in Al-Rawdah not to hold Sufi rituals on Nov. 29-30 to commemorate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad.WorldNov 26, 2017
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Egypt mosque attackers had ISIS flag, death toll rises to 305 including 27 childrenGunmen who attacked a mosque in North Sinai were carrying an Islamic State flag.WorldNov 25, 2017
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Militants kill at least 235 in Egypt mosque attackAt least 235 people were killed and 100 wounded when suspected militants set off a bomb and opened fire at a mosque in Egypt's restive northern Sinai on Friday, state media and eyewitnesses said.WorldNov 24, 2017
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Egyptian tank runs over car in attempt to thwart deadly bombing at checkpointThe Egyptian military is crediting a tank driver with saving dozens of lives at a checkpoint on Thursday by driving over a vehicle loaded with gunmen and explosives.NewsJul 25, 2017
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Defence Minister looking at ISIS threats in Libya, Sinai peninsulaCanada needs to look wider than just Iraq and Syria when fighting ISIS, says the defence minister.PoliticsDec 21, 2015
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4 police officers dead in drive-by shooting outside CairoA drive-by shooting killed four Egyptian police near a famed historic site on the outskirts of Cairo on Saturday and a military helicopter crashed due to a "sudden technical failure" northeast of the capital, officials said.WorldNov 28, 2015
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Vladimir Putin has agreed to suspend all Russian flights to Egypt after crashRussian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a halt to all Russian flights to Egypt and told authorities to repatriate Russians in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh pending an investigation into Saturday's plane crash in the Sinai.WorldNov 6, 2015
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Co-pilot’s wife says husband complained about plane’s conditionThe wife of the co-pilot of the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt says her husband had complained about the plane's condition, according to a Russian TV channel.WorldOct 31, 2015
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Pentagon says 6 peacekeepers injured in Sinai explosionsThe Defense Department says four U.S. soldiers and two Multinational Force and Observers' peacekeepers were injured by improvised explosive devices ThursdayWorldSep 3, 2015
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Militants attack Egyptian army checkpoints in Sinai, kill 38Islamic militants on Wednesday unleashed a wave of simultaneous attacks, including suicide car bombings, on Egyptian army checkpoints in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, killing at least 38.WorldJul 1, 2015
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