Armed men seize military vehicle in Egypt's Sinai

Armed men seized a military vehicle on Sunday in the city of al-Arish in Egypt's Sinai, where the Egyptian army has launched a security crackdown against Islamist militants.

The armed men riding a pick-up truck stopped the army car in al-Arish, the administrative centre of North Sinai, forced out an officer and a soldier then drove into the desert.(Reuters)