Egypt say 3 policemen killed in northern Sinai: officials
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Egyptian security officials say three policemen and a civilian have been killed in the restive northern Sinai peninsula where Islamic militants are active.
The officials said on Thursday that the policemen, who were riding a car outside the town of el-Arish, were killed in an ambush by militants in the area. They added that the militants also killed a civilian and wounded another.
The officials, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media, said the militants fled the scene after the attack.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Egypt has for years been battling militants in northern Sinai, now spearheaded by a local affiliate of the Islamic State group. The insurgency picked up steam following the ouster in 2013 of elected Islamist president Mohammed Morsi whose one year in office proved divisive.