A Central Security Forces conscript was wounded by an accidental gunshot while on duty at a checkpoint in central Sinai, medical and security sources said on Wednesday.

The 21-year-old sustained a gunshot to the leg by mistake, the sources said, revealing no further details on the circumstances around the incident.

They added that he was transported to the central hospital in Rafah, North Sinai.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm