Gunmen target Egypt truck convoy, nine killed: medical, security sourcesCAIRO (Reuters) - Suspected militants shot dead at least nine truck drivers in Egypt s Sinai region late on Thursday when they targeted a transport convoy, setting the vehicles on fire, medical and security sources said on Friday. Egypt s security forces have since 2014 been battling an Islamic State affiliate in northern Sinai, where militants have mostly hit police and soldiers but also occasionally targeted infrastructure and businesses. Two security sources in al-Arish, the area capital, said armed men attacked the convoy, which was carrying coal to a cement factory. The bodies of the truck drivers, all shot to death, were taken to the morgue of Suez public hospital, four medical sources said. A military spokesman said there was no official statement. An interior ministry official did not respond to a request for information. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.  They have threatened us repeatedly, asking that we don t work for the army s companies. We informed the factory management of the threats and asked them for more protection,  one local truck driver, Ismail Abdel-Raouf, told Reuters. Hundreds of police and soldiers have been killed since the insurgency quickened pace in northern Sinai after the 2013 ouster by the military of then-president Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood during massive protests against his rule. A home-grown jihadist group, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, declared allegiance to Islamic State in 2014 and has since tried to spread outside the peninsula by targeting Christians with attacks on churches on the mainland. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, who presents himself as a bulwark against militants in the Middle East, has said Islamic State fighters might try to enter Libya and Egypt after their defeats in Iraq and Syria. Security forces have also faced attacks in the western desert region bordering Libya, where security sources say a former Egyptian special forces officer turned jihadist allied to al Qaeda was responsible for an ambush on a police operation last month. worldnews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Gunmen target Egypt truck convoy, nine killed: medical, security sourcesCAIRO (Reuters) - Suspected militants shot dead at least nine truck drivers in Egypt s Sinai region late on Thursday when they targeted a transport convoy, setting the vehicles on fire, medical and security sources said on Friday. Egypt s security forces have since 2014 been battling an Islamic State affiliate in northern Sinai, where militants have mostly hit police and soldiers but also occasionally targeted infrastructure and businesses. Two security sources in al-Arish, the area capital, said armed men attacked the convoy, which was carrying coal to a cement factory. The bodies of the truck drivers, all shot to death, were taken to the morgue of Suez public hospital, four medical sources said. A military spokesman said there was no official statement. An interior ministry official did not respond to a request for information. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.  They have threatened us repeatedly, asking that we don t work for the army s companies. We informed the factory management of the threats and asked them for more protection,  one local truck driver, Ismail Abdel-Raouf, told Reuters. Hundreds of police and soldiers have been killed since the insurgency quickened pace in northern Sinai after the 2013 ouster by the military of then-president Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood during massive protests against his rule. A home-grown jihadist group, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, declared allegiance to Islamic State in 2014 and has since tried to spread outside the peninsula by targeting Christians with attacks on churches on the mainland. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, who presents himself as a bulwark against militants in the Middle East, has said Islamic State fighters might try to enter Libya and Egypt after their defeats in Iraq and Syria. Security forces have also faced attacks in the western desert region bordering Libya, where security sources say a former Egyptian special forces officer turned jihadist allied to al Qaeda was responsible for an ambush on a police operation last month. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: gunmen target egypt truck convoy nine killed medical security sourcescairo reuters suspected militants shot dead least nine truck drivers egypt sina region late thursday targeted transport convoy setting vehicles fire medical security sources said friday egypt security forces since battling islamic state affiliate northern sina militants mostly hit police soldiers also occasionally targeted infrastructure businesses two security sources area capital said armed men attacked convoy carrying coal cement factory the bodies truck drivers shot death taken morgue guez public hospital four medical sources said a military spokesman said official statement an interior ministry official respond request information no group immediately claimed responsibility attack they threatened us repeatedly asking work army companies we informed factory management threats asked protection one local truck driver smail told reuters hundreds police soldiers killed since insurgency thickened pace northern sina ouster military mohamed music muslim brotherhood massive protests rule a jihadist group near bat declared allegiance islamic state since tried spread outside peninsula targeting christians attacks churches mainland president abdul fatal presents bulwark militants middle east said islamic state fighters might try enter libya egypt defeats iraq syria security forces also faced attacks western desert region bordering libya security sources say former egyptian special forces officer turned jihadist allied al qaeda responsible ambush police operation last month worldnews