MB-Affiliated "Hasm" Group Members Arrested

Egyptian security forces have arrested on Wednesday a number of outlawed Muslim Brotherhood (MB)-affiliated “Hasm” group members, who were planning to carry out a series of terrorist attacks, in coinciding with the police day anniversary.

In an official statement, the Interior Ministry revealed that those arrested include perpetrators of the terrorist attack which took place in Toukh city, last November.

“20 automatic weapons, cartridges, sniper rifles, 7 explosive devices, and others were found in possession of the terrorists," the statement read.

Noteworthy, the operation comes as part of the Interior Ministry’s efforts to combat terrorist groups and hunt down the runaway terrorists who plan to destabilize the state’s security and stability.

Egypt’s security forces have been waging a war over the past four years against an Islamist terrorist insurgency, mostly in North Sinai, that has seen hundreds of security personnel killed, as well as hundreds of terrorists killed in security campaigns.

Moreover, the Egyptian forces have succeeded in killing hundreds of terrorists and arresting thousands of suspects during the country’s anti-terror war declared by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the army chief then, following ousted president Mohamed Morsi.