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Egypt Attackers Fled on Foot
The attackers in three explosions on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last week all fled minutes before their vehicles blew up, Egypt's biggest newspaper reported Wednesday, contradicting reports that suicide bombers carried out the attacks. None of the four attackers has been apprehended, Al-Ahram reported for Wednesday editions. It said the truck that struck the Taba Hilton hotel, the deadliest of the coordinated attacks, contained 1,100 pounds of TNT hidden under crates of vegetables. The bombs used at Ras Shitan to the south — one in a Peugeot 504 car and another in a Nissan pickup truck — both contained a more volatile explosive that is less common in Egypt, Al-Ahram said. The report in the pro-government newspaper cited a senior official familiar with the findings of interior ministry investigators. Israeli officials earlier said they believed all three bombings were suicide attacks.Posted by: Fred 2004-10-13 |
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