Gunmen kill 21 Egyptian border guards as Egypt warns militants want to overthrow the government.
Gunmen have killed 21 Egyptian military border guards near the frontier with Libya, highlighting what security officials say is a growing threat from militants seeking to topple the Cairo government.
Security officials say the border region has become a haven for militants and the gunmen were smugglers.
But an army spokesman said on his Facebook page that "terrorists" - the term authorities use to describe Islamist militants - were behind the attack carried out on Saturday.
He said the soldiers were killed and four others wounded after fire was exchanged and a weapons storage facility was blown up by a rocket-propelled grenade.
The attack took place in Wadi al-Gadid governorate, which borders both Sudan and Libya. Security officials said two smugglers were killed in the clash.
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has repeatedly expressed concerns about militants who are capitalising on the chaos in Libya to set up operations along the border.
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