...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who most be killed...elements" during a raid.
According to the short statement, the raid took place after the military received intelligence about a terrorist cell located on a farm.
The statement added that an automatic rifle, a wireless device and ammunition were found with the terrorists.
On Thursday, ten Egyptian military personnel were "killed or maimed" when an improvised bomb exploded in North Sinai’s Beir al-Abd, according to an official statement.