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Egypt on Saturday formed a panel of top army brass to look into a recent spate of "terrorist" attacks in the Sinai Peninsula, one day following a deadly attack that killed 28 soldiers.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said in a statement that it has assigned a panel of top army commanders with studying circumstances of recent terrorist incidents in Sinai.
According to the statement, the council also approved a plan to fight terrorism in Sinai.
At least 28 soldiers were killed in a deadly bombing that targeted a military checkpoint in northern Sinai Peninsula on Friday.
Following the attack, Egypt declared a three-month state of emergency in parts of North Sinai, during which a nighttime curfew will also be imposed.
For the past 16 months, the Egyptian army has waged a major offensive against militant groups said to be based in the Sinai Peninsula, which shares borders with both Israel and the blockaded Gaza Strip.
Since last year's ouster of Mohamed Morsi – Egypt's first freely elected president – by the army, the restive peninsula has seen a spate of attacks by unidentified militants on security personnel.
By Mohamed Wali
englishnews@aa.com.tr
www.aa.com.tr/en - Kahire
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