Cairo, Dec 12 (UNI) At least 27 militants were killed in exchange of fire in North and Central Sinai in the past few days, the Egyptian armed forces said in a statement on Wednesday.
"During anti-terrorist raids, the national security forces have killed 27 gunmen including three highly dangerous terrorists in several desert areas in the Sinai Peninsula," said Tamer al-Refai, the spokesperson of the armed forces, Egypt today daily said in a report.
The raids areas covered the scope of the second and third field armies in Sinai, the statement added.