CAIRO, Oct 23 (Aswat Masriya) - Security apparatus arrested Thursday a member of Sinai-based militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis while he was withdrawing cash from Banque Misr in North Sinai's Arish city.

Security services assigned to the bank arrested the "militant", an employee at the financial affairs department of the Sheikh Zuweid City Council, and an architect amid carrying out the 42,000 Egyptian pound transaction, state-run MENA quoted a security source.

They were referred to investigation at the designated authority, the source added.

Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis is one of the most active militant groups operating in Egypt. The group has claimed responsibility for several terrorist attacks in Cairo and Sinai, including an attempt on Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim's life last September.

Egypt's security forces have intensified their security measures in North Sinai in reaction to repeated militant attacks that target army and police officials. The attacks, which rose significantly since Mursi's ouster, soon expanded to other areas of the country, including the capital.

A fact-sheet prepared by Egypt's ministry of foreign affairs put the death toll for terrorism acts which took place since January 2011 and until April 2014 at 971, including 664 security personnel.