Conscript killed, 3 injured in Egyptian militant attack

An Egyptian security personnel was killed and three others injured today when militants opened fire on security forces in the restive North Sinai region.
The injured has been admitted to a military hospital.
Unknown militants opened fire on the secuirty forces, killing one personnel and injuring three, officials said.
Egypt's North Sinai has witnessed many violent attacks by militants since the January 2011 revolution that toppled president Hosni Mubarak.
The attacks targeting police and military increased after the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013 by military following massive protests against his rule.
More than 600 security personnel have been reported killed since then.

The military has launched security campaigns in the area, arrested suspects and demolished their houses, including those facilitating tunnels leading to the Gaza Strip.