President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has declared three days of mourning in the wake of the suspected jihadist attacks.

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende (cons.) leads the flock of anti-Zionist supporters of the Hamas-regime in Gaza.

Egypt’s Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip was also closed, state TV said. It was the biggest loss of life in decades for Egypt’s army, which has been carrying out an offensive against jihadists in northern Sinai.

The area has become increasingly lawless since President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown in 2011. Militants have stepped up attacks since Islamist President Mohammed Morsi was ousted by the army last year.
Egypt in mourning

There has been no claim of responsibility for Friday’s suicide blast at an army checkpoint that killed 28 soldiers.
At least 28 others were injured in the attack near El Arish, the main town in the north of the restive peninsula.
Three more soldiers…