A police conscript was killed and three others were injured when an explosive device detonated on a highway in North Sinai's El-Arish Sunday evening, Ahram Arabic news website reported. According to security sources who spoke with the Ahram Arabic news website correspondent in North Sinai, the explosive device was planted on the coastal highway in El-Arish and exploded when the armoured vehicle carrying the conscripts was passing by. The victims were transferred to El-Arish Military Hospital. The Egyptian army has been fighting against Islamist militants in North Sinai since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013. The militant group Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis has claimed responsibility for most attacks against security forces in North Sinai. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/172788.aspx