Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Egypt: Five people arrested for attempted sabotage

The prosecutor in the town of El Arish in northern Egypt, was arrested two Palestinians and three Egyptians suspected of possessing weapons and attempting to "sabotage", a judicial source said. "They were arrested Saturday in El-Arish in a car, in possession of three grenades and automatic weapons," the source said.

The two Palestinians are also suspected of "having smuggled into Egyptian territory." These individuals were apprehended by members of popular committees formed after the withdrawal of police from several Egyptian cities because of the events. They were subsequently handed over to authorities, who questioned Monday.

The city of El-Arish is situated 60 kilometers from the Gaza Strip. Last Friday, a rocket propelled grenade was fired at the headquarters of State Security in El-Arish, a source within the security services and witnesses. The rocket, like RPG, caused a fire in the building and smashed windows, according to witnesses who were unable to say whether the attack resulted in casualties.

The origin of the fire was unknown.

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