In Pictures: Three terrorists arrested in Central Sinai

Also, security forces managed to seize three vehicles containing materials, suspected to be used in manufacturing  explosive devices, west of Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel in Suez.

Egypt's army and police have been fighting an insurgency in parts of North Sinai for the past few years. Hundreds of militants and security forces personnel have been killed in the insurgency since the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.