The armed forces has announced that it has killed from May 7 until today a total of 23 terrorists who have been pursued and besieged in isolated areas adjacent to the border areas, in airstrikes on a number of terrorist outposts. Three four-wheel drive vehicles used by terrorists to implement their criminal plans were destroyed, the statement added. Law enforcement forces unfoiled on Wednesday morning an attempt to attack a security point killing seven terrorists and seizing a number of automatic rifles, ammunition, hand grenades, wireless devices. According to the statement, an officer and four soldiers were martyred, and two other soldiers were wounded during operations. The armed forces affirmed that they would continue to retaliate for the martyrs who lost their lives and completely eliminate terrorist from the ground up and achieve total security and safety for the people of Egypt .
