Egyptian police killed three terrorists of a militant group loyal to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, Egypt's Interior Ministry said on Thursday.

In a statement, the ministry said police forces raided a number of terrorist hideouts in a number of provinces after receiving information that the militants had planned to target police, army and public places across the country.

In Wadi al-Natroun area of Beheira province, north of Cairo, police exchanged fire with three terrorists hiding in a residential apartment, killing all of them, the statement said.

Weapons, ammunition and materials used in making explosives were found in the apartment.

The ministry added that police forces arrested nine terrorists belonging to Liwaa al-Thawra (Revolution Brigade) terrorist group, which is loyal to the Muslim Brotherhood group, in several raids in Cairo, Giza, Kafr al-Sheikh and Beheira provinces.

During the security raids, large amounts of weapons, explosives and ammunitions were found at the terrorist hiding places, the statement said.

The terrorists had received instructions from the Brotherhood's leaders abroad to carry out terrorist operations across the country.

Liwaa al-Thawra is involved in many terrorists incidents across the country, the ministry said.

Over the past few months, the Egyptian police killed tens of militants in similar raids in Giza, Cairo, Ismailia, North Sinai and other provinces across the country.

Egypt has been fighting growing terror activities after the military toppled former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 in response to mass protests against his one-year rule and his Brotherhood group.

Terror attacks in Egypt used to be centered in North Sinai before spreading nationwide and killing hundreds of policemen and soldiers over the past few years.

Meanwhile, security raids killed hundreds of militants and arrested a similar number of suspects as part of the country's anti-terror war.

source: xinhua