location: Al Hasna
notes: A soldier was killed on Tuesday while foiling an attack on a checkpoint guarding a Cement factory in central Sinai. The force guarding the checkpoint reportedly warned the car and its driver who were suspected to belong to the militant group Sinai Province. Afterwards, the force fired at the car causing an explosion which lead to the killing of the solider and the attacker.
target_text: location: Al Hasna, fatalities: 2