At least four Egyptian policemen were killed when some identified militants stormed a police checkpoint in the country's restive North Sinai governorate.
The attack took place in Al-Arish city of the governorate late last night.
The militants targeted a group of policemen and killed four of them. A few others were injured during the exchange of fire with the militants, police said.
Egypt's North Sinai has witnessed many violent attacks by militants since the January 2011 revolution that toppled ex- president Hosni Mubarak.
The attacks targeting police and military personnel increased after the ouster of Islamist ex- president Mohamed Morsi in 2013 by military following massive protests against his rule. More than 600 security personnel have been killed since then.
The military has launched security campaigns in the area, arrested suspects and demolished hideouts belonging to the terrorists, including those facilitating tunnels leading to the Gaza Strip.
