Cairo: Egyptian security forces had killed three Islamist extremists suspected of involvement in executing a Coptic man kidnapped in the Sinai Peninsula.
The Interior Ministry said the three suspects are part of a radical group planning to attack the minority Christians, their places of worship and security forces.
Earlier this week, the radical self-styled Sinai Province Group, an affiliate of the terrorist Daesh, released a video showing an Egyptian Copt who identified himself as Nabil Habashi kidnapped in North Sinai since last November. He is seen kneeling before three persons shoot at him.
The Interior Ministry said that three members of the “highly dangerous” radical group had been spotted inside a pick-up truck in North Sinai preparing for a “hostile” operation.