The Egyptian Armed Forces killed on Friday two top dangerous takfiris in North Sinai governorate, Military Spokesman Colonel Tamer El Refaei said in a statement.
Acting on a tip-off, the Armed Forces carried out a military operation on a terrorist hideout in a farm in North Sinai. The two takfiris were killed during a shootout.
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The forces found a machine gun, wireless device, and ammunition.
"The operation comes as part of efforts exerted by the Armed Forces to eradicate terrorism to maintain Egypt's stability and security," the military spokesman added.
Earlier on Thursday, an officer, a non-commissioned officer and eight soldiers had been martyred in a explosion of a explosive device in one of the armored vehicles, south of the city of Bir al-Abd in North Sinai.
Many Arab states strongly condemned the terror attack, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, and Bahrain.
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