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Africa North
Military source: No negotiation with Salafi protesters blocking Sinai road
2013-02-25
[Egypt Independent] Security agencies will not negotiate with Salafi protesters who have blocked the Bir Lahfan-Arish Road to demand the release of those accused in the 2004 Taba bombings, a North Sinai military source said.

The source said 100 people, whom he called jihadis,
But he's saying that as if it were a bad thing. I'm confused.
were blocking the road, but added that the matter is in the hands of the president and judiciary, which six months ago agreed to hold retrials for the accused.

"If we agree to release them, they will demand their acquittal," the source said.

The bombings took place on 7 October 2004, one day after Egypt marks the anniversary of its successful crossing of the Suez Canal in the 1973 war against Israel.
Arab logic: they somehow believe they won that war.
The Taba bombings killed 38 people, including 18 Egyptians and 12 Israelis.
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