Egyptian authorities arrested four suspects belonging to an Islamist militant group in the Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday.

“Rafah border guards arrested four persons, possessing an automatic rifle, a bomb, 60 ammunition bullets and two Dana shells. They are suspected to belong to a jihadist group in Sinai,” said a statement published on the official page of the armed forces.

The statement added that the suspects would be brought before the competent court to take all legal actions against them.