In Video : 11 Egyptian security personnel killed by Ansar Beit Al Makdes Jihadists in North Sinai, 4 wounded

Eleven security personnel were killed in North Sinai's Sheikh Zuwayed on Tuesday after an IED exploded, as reported.

Four other security personnel were injured.

Security sources told that unknown assailants planted the device.

added that gunfire took place between police and the assailants after the explosion.

The interior ministry's spokesman, Hany Abdel-Latif, told Aswat Masriya that unknown assailants planted the IED on the international highway between Sheikh Zuwayed and Rafah, and that the device exploded as a police armoured vehicle passed by.

Egypt's army has been fighting an Islamic insurgency in the violence ridden northern part of the peninsula.

Jihadist groups have used IEDs, among other methods, to attack security forces on a number of occasions.

lieutenant.Mahmous ahmed hegazy - Armor Leader

At least six decapitated bodies have been found in North Sinai in the last two weeks, with militants claiming the killings as punishment for collaboration with the police and army.

The killed people in Ansar Beit Al Makdes terrorist explosion bomb attack in names is :

lieutenant.Mahmous ahmed hegazy - Armor Leader
Soldier.Islam ahmed abdel shafy
Soldier.Mohamed mostafa
Soldier.Mohamed abdel azim ismael
Soldier.Hasan ahmed mohamed
Soldier.Mohamed kamel gameel
Soldier.Ahmed hasan ahmed
Soldier.Sherief sayed sayed

Soldier.Mohamed morsy

Soldier.El Sayed aly mohamed
Soldier.Soliman salama hussein

The army has targeted militant hideouts with helicopters and ground troops, killing tens in recent months.