Militants attack checkpoint in Egypt's Sinai, kill 5 police
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Militants have attacked a checkpoint in Egypt's volatile Sinai Peninsula, killing five policemen.
The Interior Ministry's media office says the attack took place at midnight on Wednesday in the city of el-Arish and that three policemen were also wounded. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
Egypt has been hit with a wave of suicide bombings and militants' attacks that only intensified after the military's ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for most of the attacks.
The last major incident took place in December, when suicide bombers struck a hotel in Sinai housing judges tasked to monitor elections. Two judges were killed in that attack.