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Source: http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/lawyer-accuses-hamas-masterminding-murder-16-egyptian-soldiers
Hamas Accused of Masterminding Murder of Egyptian Border Guards
(Al-Masry Al-Youm-Egypt) Egyptian lawyer Samir Sabry filed a complaint on Thursday with the prosecutor general, accusing the Hamas government in Gaza of masterminding the murder of 16 Egyptian border guards in Sinai on August 5, 2012. Sabry described the incident as premeditated murder and a breach of Egypt's sovereignty. According to Al-Ahram Al-Arabi weekly and MBC Masr TV, Ra'ed al-Attar, a key member of the group that kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in 2006, was the chief orchestrator of the attack. Ayman Nofal, a leader of Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigade, was also involved. Senior Hamas leader Mohamed Ibrahim Salah Abo Shamalla was also named. Ashraf Badr, chief editor of Al-Ahram Al-Arabi, said the information came from a prominent figure in Hamas and added, "We double checked this information with security sources in Egypt."