Egyptian police in the city of al-Arish, the provincial capital of North Sinai, repelled a major terrorist attack on a security checkpoint on Monday (June 19th), al-Ahram reported.
Militants opened fire at security personnel at a checkpoint on the International Road while deploying a car loaded with explosives. But the police fired back and prevented the car from reaching its target.
"Security forces repelled the attack and destroyed the trapped vehicle before it reached the checkpoint," an interior ministry statement said.
Egypt's military spokesman also reported on anti-terrorist actions elsewhere in the Sinai Peninsula.
The Egyptian Air Force targeted a "terrorist" gathering for leaders of Ansar Beyt el-Maqdis, the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) arm in North Sinai on Tuesday, he said.
Security forces also arrested several "extremely dangerous" terrorists in Central Sinai, he added.
