location: Al Arish
notes: 4 people, including at least 2 civilians and a military officer, were killed and 12 police conscripts injured when about 150 unidentified gunmen tried to break into the Al-Arish police station. The men entered town riding jeeps and motorcycles and fired into the air before arriving at the police station; they also displayed black flags reading 'There is no God but Allah'.
target_text: location: Al Arish, fatalities: 4