2022 El Qantara checkpoint attack

2022 Sinai checkpoint attack
Part of the Sinai insurgency
Location	El Qantara, Egypt
Date	8 May 2022
Deaths	11
Injured	5

On 8 May 2022, at least ten soldiers and one officer were killed during an attack at a checkpoint at a water pumping station in El Qantara,^[1] Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. Five more were injured.^[2]

Afterwards, chase continued in a secluded part of the Sinai Peninsula.^{[citation needed]}

The Islamic State claimed responsibility.^[2]

See also

• Sinai insurgency

References

1. "11 Egyptian soldiers killed in armed attack in Sinai". www.aljazeera.com.
2. "Attack on Sinai checkpoint kills 11 Egyptian troops, army says". Reuters. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.