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Egypt road accident kills 18 policemen

Published October 8, 2012 Updated October 8, 2012 10:07am

 

Another six policemen were injured in the accident near the border with Israel, the official MENA news agency reported. The dead and injured conscripts belonged the interior ministry's Central Security Forces, which along with the army has been battling militants behind a series of deadly attacks in the lawless peninsula.

 

Deadly road accidents are common in Egypt, due to bad road conditions and lax traffic regulations.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2012