Five killed in armed attack on S. Egyptian checkpoint

State TV reported Thursday that an armed attack killed five people at a security checkpoint in the southern Egyptian town of Beni Suef. At least 250 police and soldiers have been killed in terrorist attacks since army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi deposed the president Mohamed Morsi last July.

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