(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
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the injured include 42 egyptian soldiers . the egyptian army has been battling an islamist insurgency in north sinai 