Alcuni uomini armati hanno ucciso almeno 15 militari in un posto di blocco nel sudovest dell’Egitto, ha detto un membro del ministero degli Interni

È accaduto nel governatorato di Wadi al-Jadid, a circa 500 chilometri dal Cairo, vicino al confine con la Libia.

At least 15 Egyptian border guard troops were killed in an attack Saturday by gunmen using rocket-propelled grenades in the country’s western desert, security officials said.

An Interior Ministry official and a military official said the gunmen opened fire at a checkpoint in the western desert governorate of Wadi el-Gedid, on the Farafra Oasis Road, about 500 kilometers (310 miles) from Cairo. Farafra is the country’s western most oasis, near the border with Libya.

The officials said three attackers were killed in ensuing clashes. A medical official said five troops, including officers, were wounded.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to journalists.