Egypt says militants kill 11 troops east of Suez Canal

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s military says at least 11 troops, including an officer, have been killed in a militant attack that targeted a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal. The military said in a statement that at least five other troops were wounded in the attack It did not give further details on the location. Two Northern Sinai residents said the attack took place in the eastern side of Qantara town in the province of Ismailia. They say militants ambushed troops guarding the pumping facility, before fleeing to the desert in Northern Sinai. Egypt is battling an Islamic State-led insurgency centered in Northern Sinai.