Egyptian security forces killed 11 suspected “terrorist elements” during a raid on a hideout in the northern Sinai, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. A ministry statement said police were still identifying the suspected militants killed in the raid in Ismailiya province after they opened fire on security forces approaching the hideout. It is widely believed in Egypt that the massacre took place at the mosque because Sufi Muslims worshipped there. Police were pursuing leaders of “terrorist groups in North Sinai that aimed to carry out a series of hostile operations targeting important and vital buildings and Christian churches,” the statement said. The statement said police also arrested six suspected militants and three people thought to have smuggled communications equipment to them.

Source: Pakistan Today November 28, 2017 14:03 UTC