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Egypt army attacks Sinai militants
Source: BBC
The Egyptian army has launched a major offensive against militants in Sinai.
Eyewitnesses told the BBC that tanks, armoured vehicles and troops - backed by Apache helicopters - had attacked the militants in towns along the border with the Gaza Strip.
The operation is said to be the biggest of its kind in recent years in Sinai.
Meanwhile Egyptian soldiers have discovered mortars and other explosives on a railway line near the Suez Canal, the state news agency reports.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24001833