A military funeral of conscript Salem Ata was held in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Aswan on Thursday.

Aswan security director Magdy Moussa and his aides took part in the funeral of Ata who fell martyr in a terrorist operation in Sinai.

Ata died when Takfiri elements opened fire at a checkpoint at Masaaid district in the city of Arish, North Sinai.

Source: MENA