Ten Egyptian army personnel, including three officers, were killed today when two bombs exploded during raids on Islamic State terrorists in the country's restive north Sinai governorate, the military said today.
Fifteen militants were also killed and seven others arrested during the raids on one of the "dangerous" terrorist hideouts in central Sinai, military said.
The 10 army personnel, including three officers, were killed when two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) detonated, targeting two army vehicles during early morning raids on Islamist extremists in central Sinai, army spokesman Colonel Tamer el-Refa'e said.
The bombs went off as they were attempting to chase militants during the raid, he said, adding that a huge cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered.
The incident comes four days after army said it had killed 18 "highly dangerous terrorists" in different parts of the restive North Sinai.
North and Central Sinai have witnessed many terror attacks since the January 2011 revolution that toppled ex-president Hosni Mubarak.
The attacks, targeting police and military, increased after the ouster of Islamist ex-president Mohamed Morsi in 2013 by military following massive protests against his rule.
The military has launched security campaigns in the North Sinai area where some terrorists are based.
The security forces have arrested suspects and demolished houses that belong to terrorists, including those facilitating tunnels leading to the Gaza Strip.
Hundreds of security personnel have been killed in terror attacks in recent years, while the army claims to have killed hundreds of militants in the governorate.
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