{"id":64970,"date":"2014-11-14T06:01:47","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T06:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=64970"},"modified":"2014-11-13T21:22:50","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T21:22:50","slug":"egypt-sailors-missing-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/11\/egypt-sailors-missing-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt sailors missing after attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gunmen have attacked an Egyptian navy ship in the Mediterranean Sea, state media say, leaving five servicemen injured and eight more missing at sea.<\/p>\n
The vessel reportedly caught fire in the assault, some 70km (45 miles) off the northern port of Damietta.<\/p>\n
In two further attacks in northern Sinai, militants killed five policemen and soldiers, officials said.<\/p>\n
A three-month state of emergency was declared in northern Sinai last month after 31 soldiers were killed.<\/p>\n
Jihadists have stepped up attacks against police and soldiers since the overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi last year.<\/p>\n
However, direct attacks on Egyptian naval vessels are unusual.<\/p>\n
The group behind the latest attack, which happened on Wednesday, has not yet been identified.<\/p>\n
‘Air force deployed’<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Four fishing boats were used in the assault by “terrorists”, four of whom were killed, the military said.<\/p>\n Another 32 were arrested and were being interrogated, it added.<\/p>\n Local media reported that the Egyptian air force had been deployed to deal with the attackers.<\/p>\n The Egyptian navy frequently intercepts migrant smugglers and drug traffickers off its Mediterranean coast.<\/p>\n