Originally published on July 11, 2013<br /><br />Two people were killed and six wounded late on Tuesday in attacks by militants in Egypt's lawless province of North Sinai, according to a Reuters report. A police base near the border town of Rafah was first attacked.<br /><br />Militants shelled the base with mortar rounds and fired upon it with truck-mounted heavy machine guns. Another police checkpoint was also attacked in the town of El-Arish, 27 miles west of Rafah.<br /><br />Near the remote village of Sadr El-Heytan, located in the centre of the province, Islamist militants attacked an Egyptian security forces checkpoint using rocket-propelled grenades.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world. <br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
