North sinai
Egypt forces say they kill 83 militants in Sinai
The military also said forces detained 61 criminal suspects and found and detonated 376 explosive devices during the period, which is dated from 28 September.
The suspects were killed in separate raids in the Giza governorate, home to Egypt's famed pyramids and the scene of Friday's deadly bombing, and in the restive Sinai Peninsula, the interior ministry said.
The country’s state security prosecution ordered the arrest of Abol Fotouh and several leaders of his Strong Egypt party, the news agency said.
Egyptian security forces killed nine suspected militants in a shootout in the Nile Delta province of Sharqiya, the interior ministry said in a statement.
The SIS also criticised the use of the word militant in the English version of the story that Reuters published.
A number of suspected militants were also killed and security forces are combing the area, a statement by the Interior Ministry said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Four gunmen were inside the vehicle, the army said.
The air strikes 'resulted in the killing of 12 highly dangerous ... leaders of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis', the military said.
Despite government crackdowns that have seen hundreds of militants and protesters killed and thousands jailed, Islamic State is still mounting deadly attacks in Egypt.
Security sources said on Sunday troops killed the 63 in villages between the towns of Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah.
Sources said troops killed the 25 militants in villages between the towns of Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah.
Islamic State’s Egypt affiliate has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Militancy has surged in the Sinai Peninsula which borders Israel, Gaza and the Suez Canal.
Six army officers were killed in two seperate car explosions near military units in Sinai.
More than 10 people were wounded in the attack.
Islamist militancy has risen sharply in the lawless region adjoining Israel and the Gaza Strip.