(AP/Ha'aretz) The attackers in three explosions in Egyptian Sinai last week all fled minutes before their vehicles blew up, Al-Ahram, Egypt's biggest newspaper, reported Wednesday. It said the truck that struck the Taba Hilton hotel contained 500 kilograms of TNT hidden under crates of vegetables. Evidence pointed to involvement by al-Qaeda because of the large quantity of explosives and the training needed to use them and determine where to place them for maximum destruction.
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