Gunmen Kill police officer near St. Catherinea s Monastery in Egypt
(World News Egypt)

Gunmen attacked a checkpoint near the iconic St. Catherine`s Monastery in Sinai, one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world, killing one police officer and wounding four others on Tuesday evening, Egypt `s Interior Ministry said. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the shooting through its Amaq news agency, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadist communications. ......