File Photo: Egyptian army personnel guard the road just outside Rafah, Egypt (Photo: AP)
Eleven people have been injured in a bomb attack on a security vehicle in the northern Sinai Peninsula.
Unknown assailants on a motorcycle threw a bomb at a security vehicle in Al-Arish on Wednesday night, state news agency MENA reported.
The attackers fled the scene.
The interior ministry confirmed seven security officers were injured.
A number of civilians were also injured, the health ministry added.
Some of the injured would be flown to Cairo for treatment, a security source told MENA.
Egypt has been plagued by a series of deadly bombings and shootings by militant Islamists which have mainly targeted police and troops, killing nearly 500, including some civilians.
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