Cairo: At least 41 militants were killed and score of others injured Monday in an army raid on hideouts of hardline Islamists in Egypt's North Sinai province, a security source said.
"At least 15 dangerous jihadist elements were killed and wounded in the village of Goes Abou Raad in southern Rafah city, while 26 others were killed and injured in the village of Wady Al-Akhder in Sheikh Zuweid city," Xinhua quoted the source as saying.
Other 12 militants were arrested in the crackdown with weapons, explosive materials and ammunition in their possession, he added.
"At least 15 dangerous jihadist elements were killed and wounded in the village of Goes Abou Raad in southern Rafah city, while 26 others were killed and injured in the village of Wady Al-Akhder in Sheikh Zuweid city," Xinhua quoted the source as saying.
Other 12 militants were arrested in the crackdown with weapons, explosive materials and ammunition in their possession, he added.
