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Sinai Group Says It Beheaded 4 Egyptian 'Mossad Agents'
 [Ynet] Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis... Supporters of Jerusalem, the current pen name of al-Qaeda in the Sinai Peninsula... -- Egypt's most radical terror group -- claims responsibility for death of four Egyptians, claims they aided Israel in reported aerial attack against group. A Sinai-based Death Eater group said on Thursday it had beheaded four Egyptians, accusing them of providing Israel with intelligence for an Four headless corpses were found in the Sinai Peninsula earlier this month, security sources said - the first time that any decapitations had been made public in Egypt. The men had been kidnapped by gunnies two days earlier while driving in the town of Sheikh Zuwaid, which is just a few kilometers (miles) from the Gazoo Strip. In a video released on Twitter, Egypt's most dangerous Death Eater group, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, said the four men had been spying for Israel's Mossad spy agency. Armed men in black masks stood over the kneeling captives as one of the snuffies read out a statement. Minutes later, the four men had their heads cuts off. The filmed killings was reminiscent of images posted on the Internet by Islamic State, which has seized large parts of Iraq and Syria, suggesting Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis might have been inspired by the group, notorious for beheadings and executions. The Sinai snuffies are not believed to be officially linked to Islamic State bad boys. However, some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go... Egyptian intelligence officials say the group has influenced Egyptian snuffies who are based just over the border with Libya. The officials say the Libya-based fighters have also established contacts with Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis. Though the four dead men were civilians, security sources had said initially that they might have been targeted for their perceived allegiance to the police and army. In the video, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis presented what it said were confessions by the men. Two of them said they had spent time in Israeli jails for smuggling. The other two said Mossad had paid them for information. The group said the men provided intelligence used in an Militants in the Sinai have stepped up attacks on coppers and soldiers since then-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sissi toppled President Mohammed Mursi of the Moslem Brotherhood in July 2013. The attacks initially targeted security forces in Sinai - a remote but strategic part of Egypt located between Israel, the Gazoo Strip and the Suez Canal - but they have since extended their reach, with bombings on the mainland. The violence has hurt tourism, a pillar of the economy. Posted by: trailing wife 2014-08-29 |
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