The attack was an improvised explosive device (IED) went off on Saturday in Karm al-Kwadis area of the town of Sheikh Zuweid, Egypt’s military spokesman, Brigadier General Mohammed Samir wrote on his Facebook page.
“An army officer and a soldier were killed, while a non-commissioned officer was injured” Samir said.
The development came only a day after an explosive device targeted a police patrol car south of Rafah, killing two Egyptian police officers and injuring four others.