Three Egyptian policemen were killed on Saturday when gunmen fired on their car in northern Sinai's al-Arish, which is near the Gaza Strip.<br/> <br />Two of them died at the scene, while the other succumbed to his wounds in an area hospital.<br/> <br />A police source said the attackers were probably militants who Egyptian forces have been hunting since an ambush in the same region killed 16 border guards on August 5.<br/> <br />The August attack prompted the government to send in hundreds of troops backed by tanks, armoured vehicles and helicopters to raid militant hideouts, arrest suspects and seize weapons.<br/> <br />Egypt's president Mohamed Mursi has vowed to restore order to Sinai's poor and restive northern region.
