Three alleged Muslim Brotherhood members were reportedly killed in Upper Egypt's governorate of Beni Suef after exchanging fire with security personnel, Egypt's ministry of interior said in a statement on Monday.
"Following the ministry's efforts to pursue Brotherhood members involved in terrorist activities, security forces have killed three members who were implicated in the murder of four security officials in Beni Suef," the statement said.
The ministry reported that forces exchanged fire with the three brotherhood members during the raid of the apartment, which the suspects were hiding in.
Since the July 2013 overthrow of Islamist president and Brotherhood member Mohamed Morsi, hundreds of the group’s supporters have been killed and thousands put in jail.
The Brotherhood was designated a terrorist organisation by the Egyptian government in November 2013.
In recent months, Egyptian security forces have carried out dozens of raids on apartments where suspected or fugitive Islamists militants were reportedly hiding or preparing for “terrorist operations.”
These raids have often ended with suspects being killed by police, who say they were met with gunfire upon arrival at the hideouts.
