“Egyptian police repelled an attack on a police station in Ismailia.

The attacker was eliminated.

At the moment, an operation is underway to search for other people involved, ”RIA Novosti quotes the Egyptian Interior Ministry.

In May, the Islamic State* claimed responsibility for an attack in the Sinai Peninsula that killed an Egyptian army officer and ten soldiers.

* "Islamic State" (IS) - the organization was recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.