CAIRO, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A man suspected of involving in a series of bombings in Egypt's Sinai peninsula was killed by an explosion while clashing with security forces near the border with the Gaza Strip on Friday, the official MENA news agency reported.

    Arafat Ouda Ali Salama Hamadein, accused of involving in deadly bomb attacks in Egypt's Sinai resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh in 2005 and Dahab in April, was killed when a hand grenade he attempted to throw at the security forces exploded in his face, reported MENA, citing an official security source.

    The source added that acting upon a tip-off, the security forces surrounded a peach farm in Rafah close to the Gaza-Egypt border, where Salama Hamadein was hiding.

    The suspect opened fire at the security troops who fired back and injured him before the fatal accidental explosion, according to the report.

    An investigation was underway, MENA added.

    On April 24, triple suicide bomb attacks rocked the Red Searesort of Dahab, killing 20 people and wounding dozens.

    In July 2005, a series of bombings in Sharm el-Sheikh killed about 70 people and injured scores of others.

    In the wake of the Dahab blasts, Egyptian security forces have been hunting down suspects in the Sinai peninsula. Enditem