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(CNN) -- Suspected militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades killed at least 25 Egyptian soldiers in the border city of Rafah, state-run Nile TV reported Monday.
Rafah, on the border between Egypt and Gaza, is the site of a key border crossing. In response to the attack, Egypt closed the crossing.
The assailants struck two buses carrying security forces in the Sinai Peninsula. At least two other solders were injured, Nile TV said.
Egyptian police wounded in protest Egypt in crisis
Sinai Peninsula is a lawless area that has been the site of frequent attacks even before Egypt's latest round of turmoil.
At least 500 people have been killed in the past week after supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy clashed with the military-backed interim government. Both sides blame each other for starting the violence.
Rafah, on the border between Egypt and Gaza, is the site of a key border crossing.
In May, seven Egyptian solders were kidnapped for six days in the Sinai Peninsula, a spokesman for Egypt's armed forces said.
CNN's Ian Lee contributed to this report.
Egypt: 25 soldiers killed in Sinai Peninsula ambush - CNN.com
Rafah, on the border between Egypt and Gaza, is the site of a key border crossing. In response to the attack, Egypt closed the crossing.
The assailants struck two buses carrying security forces in the Sinai Peninsula. At least two other solders were injured, Nile TV said.
Egyptian police wounded in protest Egypt in crisis
Sinai Peninsula is a lawless area that has been the site of frequent attacks even before Egypt's latest round of turmoil.
At least 500 people have been killed in the past week after supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy clashed with the military-backed interim government. Both sides blame each other for starting the violence.
Rafah, on the border between Egypt and Gaza, is the site of a key border crossing.
In May, seven Egyptian solders were kidnapped for six days in the Sinai Peninsula, a spokesman for Egypt's armed forces said.
CNN's Ian Lee contributed to this report.
Egypt: 25 soldiers killed in Sinai Peninsula ambush - CNN.com
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