A teen suicide bomber killed four members of Egypt's security forces and three civilians Tuesday (April 9th) in restive North Sinai, AFP reported, with the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) claiming the attack.
"The suicide bomber aged 15 blew himself up" in a busy market area near a police station in the town of Sheikh Zuweid leaving seven dead and 26 wounded, an interior ministry statement said.
A six-year-old child was among the victims, the statement added.
ISIS, which has waged a bloody insurgency in the region, released a statement on its social media accounts claiming responsibility and praising the suicide bomber.
Egypt in February last year launched a military offensive against ISIS in the Sinai peninsula.
Around 600 suspected extremists and about 40 soldiers have been killed so far, according to official figures.
Tuesday's deadly attack comes days after gunmen opened fire on a police vehicle in Cairo killing a police officer and a civilian driver.
