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| Egypt ID's Fulayfel as al-Qaeda cell leader |
| 2005-08-03 |
| Egypt said it has killed the suspected commander of an Al Qaida cell that carried out a series of suicide strikes against tourists in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian security sources said Mohammed Fulayfel was killed in Mount Ataqa near Suez City. The sources said Fulayfel, 24, was a leading suspect in the suicide strikes in Sharm e-Sheik on July 23 in which 88 people were reportedly killed. Cairo has never released the final casualty toll. "In the course of investigations of the latest terrorist incidents, conclusive evidence was discovered that pointed to the fact that elements involved in these attacks were hiding out in a quarry at Mount Ataqa," the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Monday. Fulayfel was also wanted for the bombings against Israeli tourists in Nueiba and Taba in which 34 people died in October 2004. In both strikes, most of the casualties were Egyptian nationals. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 Fulayfel - deep fried now, for sure. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2005-08-03 09:50 |