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At least 11 soldiers have been killed in a wave of attacks by suspected jihadist militants in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, security officials say.

The assailants detonated a car bomb outside the police station in the town of Sheikh Zuweid, in North Sinai province, and targeted six checkpoints.

One unconfirmed report said they also took a number of soldiers captive.

The attacks come two days after the assassination of Egypt's public prosecutor in the capital, Cairo.

At least 11 soldiers have been killed in a wave of attacks by suspected jihadist militants in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, security officials say.

The assailants detonated a car bomb outside the police station in the town of Sheikh Zuweid, in North Sinai province, and targeted six checkpoints.

One unconfirmed report said they also took a number of soldiers captive.

The attacks come two days after the assassination of Egypt's public prosecutor in the capital, Cairo.