Egypt's Interior Ministry says 2 officers were killed along with 5 militants when Egyptian police, military and special forces clashed with Islamist militants during a raid on a reported safe house of the Sinai-based group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis just north of Cairo. The militants opened fire on security forces and set off the car bomb sparking a gun battle that lasted several hours, the Ministry said. The group has stepped up attacks on Egyptian security forces since the military ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi last year. Edward Yeranian, for VOA News, Cairo. ___________________ 埃及内政部称, 埃及警方,军队和特种部队在袭击安萨贝特艾马克迪斯组织( 总部位于西奈)在开罗北部安全藏匿处的过程中与伊斯兰武装分子发生混战,造成2名警察和5名武装分子丧生.内政部称武装分子朝安全部队开火,引爆汽车炸弹,激起持续数小时的枪战.自去年军方罢黜了伊斯兰派总统穆罕默德`穆尔西以来,该组织对埃及安全部队的攻击升级.爱德华`耶兰尼安,美国之音新闻,开罗报道. ______________________