Egypt: Palestinian with Suicide Belt Caught in Sinai

[Reuters] A Palestinian man wearing a suicide belt who planned to attack Israeli tourists was arrested on the Egyptian side of the border town of Rafah Tuesday after entering Egypt through a tunnel on the Gaza border, Egyptian police sources said Wednesday. "Under questioning he said that he intended to travel to south Sinai to carry out a suicide bombing at one of the villages or resorts frequented by large numbers of Israelis," a source said.


2007-02-22 01:00:00

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