Four policemen have been killed, another recruit has been injured in his shoulder during a security raid in Sohag.
The victims and injured were transferred to hospital.
Preliminary investigations showed that during the raid which targeted outlaws who abducted citizens for ransom, clashes broke out between the policemen and the outlaws, causing death of a policeman colonel, three recruits and injury of another recruit.
Efforts are being made to arrest the criminals.
