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Anti-terror unit warns Israelis in Sinai face danger of abduction
The Prime Minister's Office Counter-Terrorism Bureau issued on Tuesday a heightened terror alert to Israelis traveling to Sinai, saying they had specific intelligence regarding militant groups' intent to abduct Israelis in Egyptian peninsula. "Terrorists groups, who have been preparing to abduct Israelis in Sinai, are ready to carry out their plans with immediate effect," the alert said. "For some time the safety of Israelis visiting or residing in Sinai has been subjected to a substantial threat." The bureau recommended that all Israelis refrain from entering Sinai, and suggested that Israelis currently in Sinai depart immediately. Posted by: Fred 2008-07-17 |
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