As many as 15 people have been executed in Egypt on Tuesday over attacks on security and police forces in the Sinai Peninsula, local media reported, citing sources.
The execution was carried out in two Egyptian prisons, according to the Veto media outlet.
Egypt has been fighting a jihadist insurgency in northern Sinai after its army overthrew then-President Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Police and security forces have since been the target of deadly attacks by Islamists in the area.
On December 19, militants attacked the Arish airport, which resulted in the death of one Egyptian armed forces officer and caused injuries to two others.
(Sputnik)
