At least seven civilians and a soldier were killed late Sunday when two successive explosions went on in the restive Sinai Peninsula

At least seven civilians and a soldier were killed late Sunday when two successive explosions went on in the restive Sinai Peninsula, the Interior Ministry and security officials said.

The Interior Ministry said seven people were killed and around 25 others were injured in one explosion. Security sources said the rocket was targeting North Sinai's main security compound but instead fell in front of a nearby crowded supermarket in Sinai's northern city of Al-Arish.

A few minutes later, two rockets hit a security unit in the same city killing an officer and injuring seven others, medical sources said.