Egypt's army destroys 10 vehicles loaded with arms near Libya border

The Egyptian air forces destroyed 10 vehicles loaded with arms attempting to infiltrate into Egypt through its western borders with eastern Libya, the Egyptian military spokesman said in a statement on Saturday. 
  The military spokesman said "the forces detected and pursued 10 four-by-four vehicles loaded with amounts of weapons, ammunition and smuggled material at the western borderline," adding "the air forces dealt with them, destroyed them all and killed the terrorist elements therein."
   Since May, the Egyptian air force has destroyed at least 100 vehicles loaded with arms while attempting to cross the Egyptian-Libyan border.  
   Egypt is concerned about its 1,200 km western border with eastern Libya that has been a smuggling destination of arms and militants over the past few years. 
   Egypt has been working with Libya's neighboring states to reach a political settlement in Libya, in order to maintain its own national security and uproot the cross-border terrorism.