( CNN ) An explosive-laden truck blew up at a camp for Egyptian security forces Tuesday morning , killing a civilian and injuring 44 people , state-run media reported . The attack took place in Al-Arish , in the country 's North Sinai province , tha Al-Ahram news agency reported , citing the local health ministry . As the truck headed toward the camp 's gate , guards shot at it , and the truck exploded . The injured included 42 Egyptian soldiers and two civilians . The driver of the truck was also killed , Al-Ahram said . No one has claimed responsibility for the attack . North Sinai has been the site of dozens of recent deaths . In January , at least 26 people were reportedly killed and dozens more wounded , in a series of militant attacks on army and police positions in Egypt 's volatile Sinai Peninsula . The Egyptian army is battling an Islamist insurgency in North Sinai that has spiked since the 2013 ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsy . CNN 's Salim Essaid contributed to this report .
The injured include 42 Egyptian soldiers . In a statement on its website, the military said it had carried out an operation in which "terrorists were killed and wounded.