Egyptian Police Hunt Sinai for Terrorists

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Egyptian Police Hunt Sinai for Terrorists


Monday August 22, 2005 12:01 AM

By SALAH NASRAWI

Associated Press Writer

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Some 2,100 members of Egypt's security forces swept through the rugged desert of the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, arresting 300 people as they searched for terrorists involved in a series of recent bombings, security officials said.

Most of the arrests took place in el-Arish, a north Sinai town near the border of Gaza and Israel, a security official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to issue public statements.

Earlier, another security official said troops would start searching for suspects in the region on Monday.

The open-ended manhunt is not connected with the deployment of 750 Egyptian security forces along the Gaza-Egypt border, in agreement with Israel as it abandons settlements in the Palestinian enclave.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5224863,00.html

[MADem]

1. Oh, but WAIT, we were told the masterminds were IRAQI,

...not Egyptian... see this thread http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1715197

Gee, it would be a real bummer for chimpy if he couldn't find a way to hook this attack to our troops continuing to die in Iraq, eh?

Wouldn't it be something if the motivation for the attack was the fact that Strongman Muhamad Hosni Mubarak is in the pocket of the administration, and relies on them for an enormous amount of military and other sorts of aid, long term loans, and grants??? We prop him up enormously, being the heir apparent (and party buddy, fellow officer and confidant) of Anwar Sadat...

And Egyptians want free, fair elections and old MHM is not too thrilled about that, even though he acts like it ain't so bad...?

All politics is local!