In this task, you are given a piece of an article. Your task is to generate a short summary of the text. Try to give the summary in just one sentence.
One example is below.
Q: Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday he had discussed the car industry crisis with German Chancellor Angela Merkel but had not talked about any specific amount of aid for General Motors.
A: Gordon Brown had discussed the car industry crisis with Angela Merkel.
Rationale: This summary is appropriate for the given article text as the article is about Gordon Brown and Angela Merkel's talk on car industry crisis.
Q: Egyptian helicopter gunships struck suspected hideouts of Islamic militants in the northern Sinai peninsula for a second day on Sunday, part of a major offensive aiming at quelling an insurgency in the lawless region, a military official said.
A:
Egyptian helicopter gunships struck suspected hideouts of militants.