Egypt military source say 6 terrorists arrested in Sinai

An Egyptian military source said on Friday that the armed forces had arrested six "terrorists" in the Sinai region, after an attack on a police station in the area earlier this week which killed 16 border guards, state television reported

Egypt poured troops into North Sinai on Thursday to tackle militants in the Israeli border region. Army commanders said as many as 20 people it considered terrorists were killed in the offensive. (Reuters)