EGYPTIAN HELICOPTERS RAID ON RAFAH CITY

        Rafah City, 4 Dzulqaidah 1434/9 September 2013 (MINA) – Injuries have been reported as Egyptian apache helicopters have bombed Saturday morning homes and farmlands in the El Sheikh Zowaid and Rafah city of North Sinai Governorate.

        Four helicopters of the Egyptian army launched raids on Altoma and Mahdia areas east of Sheikh Zowaid, and on al-Ajra area in Egyptian Rafah, local media reported.

       “Some 10 Egyptians have been arrested as the Egyptian military raided different parts of the Rafah and Sheikh Zowaid cities,” Safa Agency quoted by Mi’raj News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

        “Security forces deployed in the streets of North Sinai towns, and are carrying out inspections of vehicles and passersby,”

        The Egyptian helicopters also flew over east and west of the Rafah crossing in southern the Gaza Strip, Gazan Alray reports.

        Gunmen attacked Saturday at the headquarters of central security force in Egyptian Rafah where violent explosions were heard, no injuries reported. (T/P01/E1).

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)