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| Egypt reports foiling of al-Qaeda group |
| 2006-04-22 |
| Egypt has reported the dismantling of what appears to be a group aligned with Al Qaida. The Interior Ministry said Egyptian authorities have arrested members of what was described as an underground terrorist group. The ministry said the Islamic insurgency cell sought to attack Egypt's natural gas pipeline as well as Western and Christian targets. "Information, documents and interviews confirmed they had examined conducting terrorist operations," the ministry said on April 19. This was the first time Egypt has reported the foiling of an Islamic insurgency cell. In March, Islamic sources reported the arrest of an Al Qaida cell that sought to bomb Egypt's gas pipeline. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |