Egypt reports attack on naval patrol

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Source: Aljazeera

Egypt's state news agency is reporting that a naval patrol near one of the country's Mediterranean ports has come under attack from three boats, prompting an exchange of fire that wounded no sailors.

A military official told the MENA news agency that armed men from boats fired at the naval patrol on Wednesday north of the port of Damietta.

The official said air force and navy fighters were deployed to rescue the patrol after their boat caught fire.

He said reinforcements "destroyed" the three attacking boats and 20 people were subsequently arrested.

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'Terror' attack on Egypt naval vessel leaves 8 servicemen missing


Cairo (AFP) - The Egyptian military said one of its navy vessels came under "terrorist" attack in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, leaving eight servicemen missing at sea.

The military said in a statement that four boats used by the assailants were destroyed and 32 of the suspected militants were arrested.

The Egyptian government is fighting an Islamist militant insurgency that has killed scores of policemen and soldiers, but a maritime attack is unprecedented.

An earlier report on the official MENA news agency reported that a naval vessel has been set alight in an exchange of fire with assailants about 70 kilometres (45 miles) from Egypt's shore.

http://news.yahoo.com/terror-attack-egypt-naval-vessel-leaves-8-servicemen-230421503.html;_ylt=AwrBJSBC6WNUZHkAPg7QtDMD