Cairo, February 02, 2019, SPA -- The Egyptian army announced here today that eight terrorists, described as extremely dangerous, were killed and others were detained during an operation, west of the country, Jordanian Petra news agency reported. Army spokesman Colonel Tamer Al-Rifai said in a statement that three 4WD vehicles and weapons depot were also destroyed, noting that the air force provided intelligence information on the terrorist cell, as the anti-terrorism forces combed the area and arrested others. --SPA 17:52 LOCAL TIME 14:52 GMT 0008 www.spa.gov.sa/w830277