At least five policemen and four suspected smugglers have been killed after a shootout in Tuesday north of Egypt.
Security forces announced that police tried to stop a vehicle, which was suspected of transporting weapons and explosives. The event took place in Marsa Matrouh province, in a coastal area, which is quite populated during this period.
After the overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi, Egypt was hit by an Islamist insurgency, mainly in the Sinai Peninsula near Israel.
Security officials say the militants operating in Libya are trying to establish links with Islamists in Sinai. They say the militants pay smugglers to transport weapons Egypt right.
According traffickers Security Forces opened fire at police after being stopped at a checkpoint.
About a month ago, gunmen killed 21 Egyptian border guards near the border with Libya. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has repeatedly expressed concern about the militants, who have entered Libya in chaos and have conducted several operations near the border.
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