Al-Jazeera.com :
Seven people have been killed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula in an exchange of fire that hit their home, security and medical officials said.
It was not immediately clear whether it was a missile fired by one of the Egyptian army helicopters that have repeatedly struck fighters, or an errant mortar round from fighters, security officials told the AFP news agency.
The casualities in the house south of the Rafah border town in Tuesday’s blast included women and children, medical officials said.
According to the AFP, they have not yet been idetified.
Seven people have been killed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula in an exchange of fire that hit their home, security and medical officials said.
It was not immediately clear whether it was a missile fired by one of the Egyptian army helicopters that have repeatedly struck fighters, or an errant mortar round from fighters, security officials told the AFP news agency.
The casualities in the house south of the Rafah border town in Tuesday’s blast included women and children, medical officials said.
According to the AFP, they have not yet been idetified.
