Deadly Attacks Heighten Tension in Egypt

Deadly Attacks Heighten Tension in Egypt

CAIRO — Four separate bombings in Egypt killed at least five people on Friday in a sharp escalation of militant violence just weeks before the country is scheduled to hold a presidential election.

The first two attacks occurred in the southern Sinai region, shortly after dawn, when suicide bombers struck a military checkpoint, killing at least one officer, as well as a civilian bus carrying tourism workers, injuring four passengers, the Interior Ministry said.

A few hours later, a traffic officer was killed in the Heliopolis neighborhood of Cairo, the capital, when an explosive device detonated…

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