Egypt launches Sinai 'air strike'

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Egypt launches Sinai 'air strike'

Egyptian security officials say military helicopters have fired missiles on suspected Islamist militants in Toumah village in the Sinai peninsula.

Up to 20 people are reported to have been killed.

The strikes came after security checkpoints were allegedly attacked by gunmen in the town of al-Arish, leaving a number of people injured.

On Sunday, 16 Egyptian border guards were killed in the area.

After that attack, Israeli forces said they killed at least seven gunmen who broke through into Israel.

Patrols have been stepped up in Northern Sinai, and Egypt's Rafah border crossing to Gaza has been indefinitely closed as security forces hunt the remaining attackers.

And the shit starts to hit the fan. Although I'm not quite sure who started throwing it.