Egyptian military News

The explosion came a day after a car bomber attacked a checkpoint in North Sinai's nearby Rafah city, causing at least 66 deaths and injuries, according to the Egyptian military spokesman.

President had ordered strikes against terrorist camps, declaring in a televised address that states that sponsored terrorism would be punished.

The Egyptian military killed 18 militants during recent air raids in restive North Sinai province bordering Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip, the military spokesman said in a statement on Saturday.

A shaman known as a man of peace and a former federal lawmaker were among the 14 Mexican tourists whose Egyptian vacation ended in a nightmarish military strike.