(AP) Ashraf Sweilam - The head of Egyptian security in northern Sinai, Ahmed Bakr, confirmed that Islamic militants ambushed police in the northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, killing three. The gunmen pulled in front of a police vehicle in an unmarked truck in El-Arish, before standing up on the truck bed and opening fire. They then raised a black flag associated with jihadis and shouted "God is great," before speeding off.
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