Egyptian Armed Forces have announced that they have killed five terrorists, including one of the leaders of Ansar Bait al-Maqdis, an extremist militant group based in the Sinai peninsula.
The forces also said they have arrested16 suspects, destroyed a vehicle belonging to terrorists in northern Sinai, seized quantities of ammunition, and disabled two explosive devices targeting them.
Colonel Tamer al-Rifai, Egyptian Army Spokesman, said that these efforts are part of their continuing tasks to uproot terrorism and eliminate Takfiri elements.
