Egyptian security forces on Sunday foiled an attack that was set to target a security checkpoint in North Sinai's Sheikh Zuweid city, the Egyptian military said, according to the Al-Ahram newspaper.
In an official statement quoted by the newspaper's English-language website, army spokesman Brigadier General Mohamed Samir said that security forces "were able to thwart the attack after they monitored a gathering of militants near the checkpoint based on intelligence information, killing them through strikes conducted by air forces and field artillery."