Wave of deadly attacks hit Egyptian security posts

At least 20 members of the Egyptian security forces have been killed in suspected militant attacks in the country, military officials have said.

A police station and five checkpoints were targeted in North Sinai, with a car bomb exploding at one military post.

An army spokesman said 22 of the attackers were killed during the assaults.

A Sinai-based insurgency has killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers since the Egyptian army toppled Islamist president Mohamed Mursi after mass protests against his rule in 2013.