26 Held After Sinai Raids by Security Forces
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From Times Wire Reports
Egyptian security forces stormed four militant strongholds in the northern Sinai peninsula, fighting gun battles and arresting 26 people in a search for suspects linked to recent bombings.
A triple bombing killed at least 64 people last month at Sharm el Sheik. That attack came after bombings in October at two Egyptian resorts near the Israeli border, Taba and Nuweiba, that killed more than 30 people.
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