actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Egypt)
actor2: Civilians (Egypt)
notes: Five Egyptian police conscripts were killed on 22 January in a militant attack in central Sinai. The gunmen reportedly stopped a vehicle coming from Ismailia governorate, situated on the west bank of the Suez Canal, and opened fire on the policemen, leaving them dead. Reuters reported that the attackers were believed to be linked to the Islamic State (IS) group, though this was not confirmed. The militants followed the minibus when it left the bus station from Ismailia and then stopped on El Hasna highway in central Sinai and ordered the conscripts to get out of the vehicle before shooting them. Competing reports on whether the armed forces were from the army or policemen.
target_text: actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Egypt), actor2: Civilians (Egypt)