[Iran PressTV] - Egyptian security forces have broken up a cell of 19 militants with links to the al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq network.
In an interview with the state-owned al-Ahram daily on Tuesday, Egyptian Interior Minister Habib al-Adly said the group was using Egypt as a transit point on their way to Iraq to carry out terrorist attacks. He said security services have also confiscated weapons and ammunition, as well as classified documents in the group's possession.
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Al-Adly added that that the men were detained before January 1.
Egypt's interior minister said in an interview with the state-owned Al-Ahram daily on Tuesday that the group includes Tunisians and Libyans. |