Helicopter kills 15 in Sinai

A helicopter fired rockets killing 15 militants in two villages in Sinai.

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Date
03/09/2013 22:45

Reuters is reporting that fifteen militants were killed in the Sinai Peninsula by helicopter rocket fire. The state-run Nile TV reported the incident on Tuesday, but gave no further details. According to witnesses, the army helicopters attacked militant strongholds in two villages south of Sheik Zuweid, a town near the Israeli border and the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.

An army source confirmed a ground operation was under way with air cover, but declined to give any further details because the operation is still ongoing.

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