Egyptian police arrested 35 suspects accused of forming four terror cells, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported on Sunday.
The arrests come as Egyptian authorities fight a growing militant insurgency that has specifically targeted security forces and their posts. Although the deadliest attacks hit the Gaza-bordered Sinai Peninsula, other smaller attacks have become commonplace in Cairo and other cities.
Egyptian authorities blame the group of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood, for orchestrating the violence and have designated it as a terrorist organisation. The Brotherhood denies engaging in violence.
Nineteen people were arrested in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria for allegedly forming a group to prepare bombs to target governmental and police posts as well as public and private transportation. Security forces said they confiscated materials used to formulate explosive devices.
In the Nile Delta city of Daqahliya, a group of ten people "revived the secretive organisation of the (Brotherhood)," the Ministry of Interior said. The group allegedly planned sabotage actions on a number of places including Mansoura public university.
In the southern city of Fayoum, police arrested three people who attacked a police station in January killing a policeman and injuring another. Three others were arrested in Giza governorate.
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