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The Egyptian security forces say it has killed 14 suspected militants during a raid in Sinai Peninsula in response to a deadly checkpoint attack.<\/p>\n

This adds to the deaths we reported on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u2019s attack killed eight Egyptian police officers and five militants, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The jihadist group Islamic State (IS) later said it was behind the attack.<\/p>\n

The ministry said they followed the escaped suspects and found a hideout in an empty lot.<\/p>\n

The security forces surrounded the suspected militants before engaging \u201cin a heavy shootout\u201d, it added.<\/p>\n

They found 14 guns, three explosive devices and two explosive belts in their possession.<\/p>\n

AFP also received a video recording from a police officer, who wished to remain anonymous, of a military plane destroying a tank hijacked by a militant.<\/p>\n

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