Cairo, 3 May (AKI) - Egyptian police have made public the identity of one of the terrorists they suspect took part in the 24 April attacks on the Sinai resort of Dahab, in which 19 people were killed. Pan Arab daily al-Sharq al-Awsat reports that the man, Fayz Ayd Awd Abu Zina, 45, also known as Muhammad Ali Ahmad, is currently on the run. Egyptian police on Tuesday released his photo to all police patrols. Security forces are also hunting other components of the terrorist group Tawhid wa Jihad which the investigators believe is responsible for attacks in the Sinai. On Monday the police killed three wanted men, believed connected to attacks in northern Sinai last week in which several Egyptian policemen were killed.
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