A militant was killed and two police officers wounded
in an exchange of fire during a security raid in the Egyptian capital
Cairo, the interior ministry said on Sunday.
Security forces raided a hideout in the eastern Cairo neighbourhood
of al-Matariya, which is used to store weapons to launch "hostile
attacks," the ministry said in a statement.
A shoot-out took place when the forces raided the hideout, leaving a
"terrorist" dead and two officers from the central security sector
wounded, it added.
The forces seized firearms, large numbers of bullets, a
rocket-propelled grenade and explosive materials, it added.
On Wednesday, the ministry said it had killed nine Hasm militants,
including one of the group's leaders, in two raids in Cairo.
Egypt last year began a nationwide security operation against
"terrorists and criminal organizations."
The country has seen a surge in militant attacks since 2013 after the
army deposed Mohammed Morsi, the first democratically elected but
divisive Islamist president of Egypt.
Hundreds of Egyptian security personnel have been killed in attacks,
mostly claimed by Islamic State.
An image grab from a video posted on social media that shows the building where terrorists were hiding