No Egyptian soldiers kidnapped: Anadolu Agency

The Turkish Anadolu Agency (AA) says no Egyptian soldiers have been kidnapped in the Sinai Peninsula, as earlier reported on social media sites.

AA cited an unnamed source as having told them the news, after security officials earlier said they were looking into the reports.

26 soldiers are now confirmed dead after a suicide car bomb targeted a military checkpoint in a north Sinai town close to the border with Gaza.