EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma'an) -- Masked gunmen on Thursday shot three civil servants and robbed a government car in Egypt's Sinai, a security official said.

The gunmen ambushed the car, belonging to the civil affairs directorate in el-Arish, and shot three passengers before fleeing in the vehicle, the Egyptian security officer told Ma'an.

The wounded, who were all government employees, were taken to el-Arish Hospital.