A football club in Egypt, El Qanah announced that one of their players, Ibrahim Konsha, who a 28-years-old died at the hands of Islamist militants.

The footballer, who was fulfilling his national service, was one of nine soldiers killed in the Sinai peninsula.

According to the club statement"our player Ibrahim Konsha died in terrorist attacks against a battalion of the Egyptian Army".

The so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the series of attacks targeting checkpoints in Sheikh Zweid.

Source:http://www.thomasloaded.com/2017/10/islamist-militants-killed-egyptian.html

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