CAIRO, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian armed forces on Saturday frustrated a terrorist attack that was targeting a security check point in the North Sinai city of Arish, killing at least two militants, the army said in a statement.
"Forces of the second field army has foiled the attack of some militants wearing the armed forces uniform before reaching an army checkpoint in Arish city of a province that is bordering Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip," the military spokesman Tamer el Refaie said.
The militants opened fire on the army men using grenades, it added.