Egypt army arrests Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis leader: Sources
The leader of the military wing of Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, the Sinai-based
militant group, has been arrested according to an official source
Ahram Online, Saturday 18 Oct 2014
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Military forces arrested the leader of the military wing of the militant
group Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis in North Sinai on Friday, reported Ahram Arabic
news website.
An official source said that Walid Attalah is suspected of orchestrating an
RPG attack late Thursday in North Sinai, which killed three policemen and
injured seven others.
"Walid Attalah received Egyptian citizenship during the era of ousted
president Mohamed Morsi and he is of Palestinian origins," the source said.
Attalah is currently being questioned by security officials.
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, a jihadist group based in Sinai, previously claimed
responsibility for several attacks against Egypt's security forces after the
ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013, including an
attempt in September, 2013 to assassinate the interior minister as well as
several attacks targeting security headquarters and convoys.
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