A security source at northern Sinai Directorate said Sunday, in a statement to El Fagr News that the security forces defused three improvised explosive devices (IED) planted by terrorists in the city of El Arish during the last few hours. The source revealed that the terrorists planted an IED on the side of the international route at Mesaieed district and the other next to the headquarters of the local unit in the village of al-Sabeel. The terrorists planted an IED next to the home of a policeman, but the bomb squad was able to detect and defuse it without causing any human losses or injuries.