CAIRO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Two terrorists were killed on Tuesday in exchange of fire with the police forces in Egyptian province of Wadi Al-Gaded, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
Abdullah Saad, prominent terrorist figure, who has been involved in many violence attacks, has been killed during the shootout, the statement said.
The security men tracked the terrorists who were escaping into the desert after the policemen approached their hideout, it added.
Another terrorist has been killed before detonating his explosive belt according to the statement.
Egypt has been suffering wave of anti-security operations, mainly centered in north Sinai since the army-led ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in response to mass protests against his one-year rule.
Lately, some of the attacks have crept into the capital and other cities. Hundreds of security men and dozens of civilians have been killed in attacks.
A Sinai-based extremist militant group loyal to the regional Islamic State (IS) militia claimed responsibility for most of the attacks.
