An Egyptian policeman was killed today in a clash with suspected gunmen in the southern province of Qena, security sources said.
Police had raided mountainous areas after receiving information that militants loyal to Daesh were hiding there, the sources said. Two gunmen were killed before the exchange of fire that killed the policeman.
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The clash comes days after a policeman and civilian were killed in a clash in the city of Esna, south of Luxor.
No group has claimed responsibility for either of the incidents.
Attacks on the security forces have been frequent in Egypt since the army, led by general-turned-President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, ousted the country’s first democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
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