Six takfiri elements have been killed and 18 more arrested in manhunt operations in North Sinai.
Two stores full of explosive materials were also bombed, said military spokesman Col. Tamer el Refaie said in a statement Monday.
Eight explosive devices were also detected and destroyed, he added.
Law enforcement troops will continue to act to uproot terrorism, Refaie stressed.
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Giza Criminal Court has adjourned until January 9 the trial of 42 terrorists of Ajnad Misr organization accused of planting explosive devices to target a number of security checkpoints, police stations and vital facilities.
Their attacks left scores of policemen and citizens dead.
The defendants also face charges of attempting to kill more than 100 policemen and citizens.
They areRead more
A man set off a home-made explosive at a terminal in Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport on Sunday, the city’s government said, injuring five people, including himself.
The explosion occurred near the airport’s Terminal Two ticketing area at about 2:20 p.m. and the people who were injured were taken away for medical treatment, the Shanghai government said in a short statementRead more
Egypt's Ambassador in Moscow Mohamed el-Badry asserted that security measures at an Egyptian airport prevented a hijacker from penetrating with any explosive materials and firearms into a domestic flight that was forced to veer off course on Tuesday to fly to Cyprus.
In an interview with a Russian TV channel, el-Badry said his contacts with Russian officials after the incidentRead more