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Egyptian Forces Arrest 2 Hamas Members In Sinai
Egyptian security forces in Sinai placed in long-term storage 2 members of Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,'s military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Egyptian newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm reported on Sunday. They were picked up by security forces while traveling in a taxi near a security checkpoint in Sinai. The two suspects confessed to having crossed illegally into Egyptian territory through smuggling tunnels between the Gazoo Strip and Sinai, an Egyptian Interior Ministry source told the Egyptian newspaper. They were referred to the military prosecutor, he added. The two Paleostinian men, Bassam Mahmoud, 34, and Haitham Ibrahim Shehta, 37, are from Ramallah in the West Bank, according to the report. Posted by: trailing wife 2012-04-30 |
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