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| Egypt 'al-Qaeda linked plot on Western embassy' foiled | |
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| Egyptian police have arrested three al-Qaeda militants planning a suicide attack on a Western embassy, the country's interior minister says. | Egyptian police have arrested three al-Qaeda militants planning a suicide attack on a Western embassy, the country's interior minister says. |
| Mohammed Ibrahim did not specify which embassy had been targeted, but said a quantity of chemicals had been found. | Mohammed Ibrahim did not specify which embassy had been targeted, but said a quantity of chemicals had been found. |
| Mr Ibrahim gave the names of three men and said they were planning attacks in both Cairo and Alexandria. | Mr Ibrahim gave the names of three men and said they were planning attacks in both Cairo and Alexandria. |
| The plot was said to be in its final stages, he said. | The plot was said to be in its final stages, he said. |
| At a news conference, the minister gave details about the discovery of 10kg (22lbs) of explosive material, a computer with files containing information on bomb-making and a flash memory with instructions on how to build rockets. | At a news conference, the minister gave details about the discovery of 10kg (22lbs) of explosive material, a computer with files containing information on bomb-making and a flash memory with instructions on how to build rockets. |
| "The interior ministry was able to direct a qualitative blow to a terrorist cell which was planning to carry out suicide attacks against vital, important and foreign establishments," Mr Ibrahim told reporters. | |
| One of the three suspects had been in touch with al-Qaeda in Algeria and had travelled to Iran and Pakistan for training, he said. | |
| All three men, described as jihadists, had been in touch with an al-Qaeda militant in Pakistan as well as another in the Sinai peninsula, he said. |