IS attack on Sinai convoy 'kills 18 Egyptian police'




At least 18 policemen have been killed in an attack on a convoy in Egypt's Sinai peninsula claimed by so-called Islamic State, security sources say.

Militants detonated a roadside bomb near the town of el-Arish, reportedly destroying three armoured vehicles and a fourth with signal-jamming equipment.

They then opened fire with machine guns at survivors of the blast.

The interior ministry confirmed there had been an attack and that several policemen had been killed or injured.

Hundreds of soldiers and police have been killed by militants affiliated to IS since 2013, when the Egyptian military overthrew Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

The jihadists have also killed dozens of people in attacks targeting Egypt's Coptic Christian minority elsewhere in the country, and claimed it planted the bomb that brought down a plane carrying tourists in Sinai in 2015, killing 224 people on board.

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In Monday's attack, the police convoy was travelling along the road between el-Arish and Qantara when a suspect vehicle tried to break through it, according to an interior ministry statement.

"When police forces dealt with the vehicle, it exploded and caused damages to the patrol's vehicles," it added. "This was followed by a shootout between the police officers and the terrorists, resulting in the death and injury of several policemen."

It did not provide any casualty figures, but the attack appears to have been the deadliest on security forces in Sinai since July, when at least 23 soldiers were killed in a suicide car bombing that targeted a checkpoint near the Gaza border.

IS claimed it was behind the attack via its news agency Amaq.

It comes a day after the interior ministry said security forces had killed 10 suspected militants in a shootout during a raid on two apartments in Cairo.

Investigators had received information about militants travelling from northern Sinai to the capital to prepare for attacks on neighbouring provinces, it added.



 My Opinion



Audience

I think that the intended target of this article is honestly just the world. Because BBC is world news broadcaster, I think that its goal is to reach the world with their news. Also, it could be projected for others who have had trouble with ISIS, to raise awareness.



Writer Bias

Although the writer of this article is unmentioned, we know that the writer is Middle Eastern. I feel that the writer has a bias against IS. This could be because of all the experience the author might have. There is a lot of IS movement in the Middle East, and they probably are slanted against them because they have seen all that IS does.



Publisher Bias

I feel that because BBC is the publisher, they have a larger sense of what ISIS is doing around the world. Because of this, I feel like the publisher is biased against IS also. Even the other headings that it gives for more information shows the strong feelings against this terrorist group: 'Assembly line' of torture in Egypt – HRW, Sinai Province: Egypt's most dangerous group, Enduring repression and insurgency in Egypt's Sinai.



Personal Bias

I definitely feel like I have a strong bias against ISIS. I honestly haven’t heard of good things that they have been doing, and I have only heard of the bad things. However, I do understand that this whole thing is very religious and cultural. Also, I feel like I have a pretty strong bias against most African police men. So, I feel like overall, I was able to read this without too much bias.



Purpose

I think that this article was written to create awareness for the corruption of ISIS and the quick move they are on.



My Opinion

I feel like ISIS has got to be stopped. It hurts me to read all of the articles about their deliberate massacres, especially against Christians. I think that IS was definitely in the wrong in this situation. I wish that there had been better help for the police men at that time. I also feel that the world needs to join together to help stop ISIS. This idea becomes more and more relevant, and needed as more articles of the devastation ISIS brings about are posted and shared.

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