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Yemeni militants infiltrated Egypt before Rafah attack
 (CNN) -- Ten Yemeni hard boyz infiltrated Egyptian soil two months ago and trained local Jihadi cells in the Sinai peninsula, a security official said Friday."Several foreign men were spotted shopping in the market by residents and we received intelligence that they were in communication with Jihadist cells in Al Mukataa, a remote area south of Sheikh Zuweid in Northern Sinai," said a security bigshot associated with Egypt's North Sinai's border guards, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "We hope to capture them in our ongoing raids. They could be hiding in Jabal-Al Halal -- a rugged mountain terrain in central Sinai." The Yemeni hard boyz were smuggled into Sinai from Sudan among groups of African migrants who have been sold to Bedouin who traffic refugees into Israel for cash, said Ibrahim Al Menei, a Bedouin leader from the Swarkeh tribe who has spearheaded a committee of hundreds of men to curb the illegal trafficking of Africans through the Sinai. "Word spread among the community that these Yemeni hard boyz were training Jihadi cells in Sheikh Zuweid. The intelligence officers were aware of their presence," Menei told CNN. Posted by: trailing wife 2012-08-19 |
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