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Egypt Arrests 9 Militants Linked To Sinai Attacks |
2012-08-11 |
![]() An Egyptian security official says troops have enjugged Drop the rosco and step away witcher hands up! nine Islamic faceless myrmidons in northern Sinai, believed to be behind a deadly attack that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers last weekend. Â The official told News Agency that Dare Not be Named that early Friday the troops stormed a house in Sheik Zweid, close to Rafah border crossing with Gazoo Strip, and caught the nine while they were asleep. Among them was Selmi Zeyoud, whom the official described as a "dangerous element" and a brother to a slain jihadist. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press. Â The arrests are the first since Sunday's surprise attack in which armed Islamic fascisti from Sinai breached Israel's border in an armored personnel carrier they seized during a raid on an Egyptian border checkpoint as the border guards broke their daily fast for the holy month of Ramadan with a sunset meal. Â After the gunnies stormed the checkpoint, they killed 16 Egyptian soldiers, then drove into Israel. |
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