CAIRO
Egypt security forces killed 14 militants while pursuing attackers behind an assault on a police checkpoint in northern Sinai that authorities said left eight policemen dead.
The Interior Ministry said in a statement that security forces have tracked down militants who escaped after to an abandoned house in Masaeed neighborhood in al-Arish.
“While they were being surrounded, they opened fire extensively towards the forces. They were engaged resulting in the death of 14 terrorist elements,” the statement said.
It was disclosed that 14 automatic weapons, three explosives devices, and two suicide belts were found in their procession.
The statement did not say if any members of the security forces had been hurt during the gunfight.
