Security sources in Egypt say four soldiers were killed and nine wounded when gunmen attacked a military bus on Sunday in the Sinai Peninsula.<br /><br />Sinai-based militants have stepped up violence against the state since the ousting of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in July.<br /><br />Meanwhile the country’s health ministry says 49 people were killed in Saturday’s clashes during protests on the third anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak from power.<br /><br />Nearly 250 were wounded in Cairo and other provinces, according to the government.<br /><br />The interior ministry says more than a thousand people it calls “rioters” were arrested and a number of policemen injured.<br /><br />The trouble came as police broke up anti-government rallies. <br /><br />In Cairo’s Tahrir Square it was a different story. Thousands turned out for a demonstration which had official support, hailing Egypt’s army chief General al-Sisi and the military-backed authorities.<br /><br />The contrasting scenes highlight the deep divisions in the country following first the ousting of the dictator Mubarak, and last year’s removal of the elected President Mursi.
