One civilian was among the dead.
The verdict came amid a massive crackdown by the army on growing lawlessness in the Sinai since the overthrow of veteran strongman Hosni Mubarak in February last year.
In a spectacular attack on August 5 on both sides of the Egypt-Israel border, Islamist militants killed 16 Egyptian border police before being destroyed by Israeli tank and aircraft fire over the frontier.
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The verdict came amid a massive crackdown by the army on growing lawlessness in the Sinai since the overthrow of veteran strongman Hosni Mubarak in February last year.
In a spectacular attack on August 5 on both sides of the Egypt-Israel border, Islamist militants killed 16 Egyptian border police before being destroyed by Israeli tank and aircraft fire over the frontier.
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