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| Top Hamas security chief detained in Egypt |
| 2010-09-21 |
| [Al Arabiya] Egyptian authorities detained a top security chief in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip as he flew in from the Islamist movement's base in exile in Syria as media reports revealed that Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Saudi Arabia this month. "Mohammed Khamis Dababesh, head of the Hamas-run General Security service was arrested on his arrival in Cairo from Damascus late last week," Egypt's state-owned daily Al-Ahram said on Monday. Dababesh is "suspected of involvement in activities harmful to Egyptian state security, including an attempt to traffic a significant quantity of sophisticated telecommunications equipment," the paper said. He is also accused of being responsible in his capacity as security chief for the death in January of an Egyptian policeman during an exchange of fire at the Gaza border. Hamas has controlled Gaza since June 2007 when it ousted forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. It is strongly opposed to renewed peace talks between Abbas's Palestinian Authority and Israel. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 ION EGYPTUS NEWS KERALA > SALAFISTS CHALLENGE AL-AZHAR FOR IDEOLOGICAL SUPERIORITY IN EGYPT. * TOPIX > AL QAEDA "EXPAND INTO UGANDA"? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-09-21 03:39 |