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Egyptians arrest 12 al-Qaeda
Egyptian anti-terrorist police have foiled a second wave of suicide hijacker attacks - this one against "various world capitals." The plot was thwarted through the arrest of 12 al Qaeda-linked suspects in Egypt, according to local press reports. The suspects were part of a terrorist cell that was conspiring to commit "simultaneous attacks in various world capitals," said the report, in the weekly journal Al Mussawar. The second wave of terror would have been a repeat of the coordinated hijacking attacks last month in New York and Washington. Among those arrested were two pilots who trained at the same flying school as Mohamed Atta - believed to have been the ringleader of the 19 hijackers from Sept. 11. Egyptian officials declined to comment on the report. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2001-10-11 |
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