An Egyptian security officer and two conscripts were killed today after a bomb targeted their vehicle in Rafah city in the restive North Sinai, an official said.
The security forces are currently searching the area in which the incident took place.
In a separate incident, a conscript was killed today in Rafah after militants opened fire on him, the official 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 increased after the ouster of Islamist ex-president Mohamed Morsi in 2013 by military following massive protests against his rule.
Over 600 security personnel have been reported killed since then.
The military has launched security campaigns in the area, arrested suspects and demolished houses that belong to terrorists, including those facilitating tunnels leading to the Gaza Strip.
