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Africa North

Egyptian security forces storm terrorists' hideout

2006-05-25

Egyptian security forces announced Wednesday they discovered a weapons depot in the Sinai peninsula containing TNT explosives, 20 landmines, a computer and terrorist plots. Al-Ahram newspaper described it as the biggest depot in Sinai. The Ministry of Interior announced yesterday the full details of the terrorist operations in Dahab and Al-Joura in Sinai on April 24, 2006. Suspects' confessions linked "Palestinian fundamentalists" to financially supporting the terrorist cell and granting them a mobile.

I'd guess that'd be Hamas, or at least its Popular Resistance Committees mask...

The Palestinian group trained the terrorists on manufacturing explosives and using them. The Interior Ministry pointed out the operations were committed by the Al-Tawhid and Jihad group. Seven terrorists were killed, including the cell's leader, and 22 others were arrested.

Posted by:Fred

#6 My guess is they can repurchase those weapons off the back of the police van. In fact, there were probably way more weapons found, but expected sales called for low numbers in the press release.

Posted by: wxjames 2006-05-25 09:38

#5 I thought it was just a couple of disgruntled Bedu?

/not really

Posted by: Seafarious 2006-05-25 09:15

#4 Al-Tawhid and Jihad group

That's Zarqawi's boyz.

Posted by: ed 2006-05-25 09:06

#3 tawhid = monotheism;

the implication is that the govt of Egypt isn't sufficiently so

Posted by: mhw 2006-05-25 08:14

#2 Egypt bargained hard to get the Sinai back as its Land for Peace bonus. Be careful what you wish for, 'tis said.

Posted by: trailing wife 2006-05-25 07:36

#1 It might also be al-Qaeda in Gaza, depending on when that particular group got set up.

Posted by: Dan Darling 2006-05-25 00:03

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