Photo: Amr Emam/IRIN

The Rafah Border crossing on the border between Egypt and the Gaza (file photo).

A Central Security conscript was killed by unknown assailants at one of the checkpoints in Sinai's Rafah on Thursday morning.

Police sources said that Islam Ramadan Saeed, 22, was in the middle of his duty when a group of suspects approached him from behind the barbed wire.

The victim tried to defend himself against the assailants who opened fire on him, but they injured him in the chest, before escaping.

In similar news, a checkpoint in West Arish, also in Sinai, was attacked with gunfire by unknown attackers early on Thursday.

Helicopters hovered above the peninsula on Thursday in an effort to capture the perpetrators. No injuries were reported in this attack.

Egypt's army spokesman Ahmed Aly said that unknown armed men opened fire on the vehicle of high ranking army commander Ahmed Wasfy on Wednesday.

Ahmed Aly added on his official Facebook page that security forces clashed with terrorist parties and were able to capture the vehicle they used where they found an injured child who they transferred to a local hospital for treatment.

The young girl died upon her arrival to the hospital despite the efforts to save her.

Security forces were able to capture the driver of the vehicle but other members of the attack managed to escape.

After searching the vehicle, security found two rifles and a U.S.-made field glasses.

The spokesman added that army forces are currently exerting efforts to capture the terrorist parties who were involved in the attack.