Egyptian security personnel on Tuesday (August 7th) searched houses in the Sinai for suspects connected to the Sunday killing of 16 soldiers, AFP reported.
These security operations, which targeted the north Sinai town of al-Arish, were under way as the military held a televised funeral in Cairo for the slain soldiers.
The 16 troops were killed when more than 30 gunmen, backed by mortar fire, attacked a border guard post and commandeered a military vehicle into neighbouring Israel.
Also on Tuesday, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi visited soldiers wounded in the attack at a hospital in Cairo, the official Middle East News Agency reported.
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كامي سعيد
2012-8-8
When did he visit the wounded? Twenty-four hours after the surgery, the second day after sunset! He didn't even publish a condolence in order to console the hearts of the families; he didn't even show rejection of what happened, because he was waiting for the order of Al Murshed, "the Guide"! He didn't revoke or cancel Al Murshed's decision, which allowed all the members of Hamas and the Palestinians to enter Egypt without getting a visa! What is the nationality of this Murshed; is he Egyptian or Palestinian? Please reply!
مدحت محمد العفيفى
2012-8-8
I have nothing to say except: God suffices me for He is the Best Disposer of affairs! The Egyptian Army will not have his arm bended (forced into something). I think, the right to replay is guaranteed for the Military Institution. I think it will be harsh and quick so that it cuts all the tongues that talk against the status of the army.