Ministry pledges to avenge killing of judges in Arish attack

Egypt's Justice Ministry on Tuesday pledged to spare no effort to avenge the killing of innocent people including judges and policemen in Arish terror attack on Tuesday and bring the perpetrators to justice.

In a statement, the ministry condoled with families of the victims and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

The Justice Ministry has confirmed the death of two judges in a terror attack on a hotel where judges supervising the parliamentary elections in Arish city of North Sinai stayed.

The deceased judges were identified as Amr Moustafa Hosni, the undersecretary of the public prosecutor's office and Omar Mohamed Hammad, the undersecretary of the State Council.

Also, three police man and a civilian were also killed in the attack, while 12 others were injured, including two judges.

Sources: MENA