Egypt arrests 25 Hamas and al-Qaeda operatives in Sinai

Security forces in the Sinai arrested 25 terrorists belonging to Hamas and al-Qaeda as they were trying to cross from the northern part of the peninsula to the Nile Delta region in it’s south, Egyptian media sources reported Monday.

The terrorists were reportedly found carrying 50 weapons, including an anti-tank RPG launcher, ammunition, and satellite phones. The terrorists were also in possession of maps and photos of strategic installations in the peninsula.

In the town of Menufia, north of Cairo, Egyptian security forces uncovered on Monday a uniform manufacturing workshop that included over 1,000 items of clothing. Officials suspect that fundamentalist Islamic organizations planned to use the fake uniforms to carry out terror attacks on military bases.

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