Cairo, 10 July-(ANA)-Egyptian officials say 25 militants suspected of having al-Qaeda links have been arrested for plotting attacks on ships in the Suez Canal.
The interior ministry said the alleged militant cell was led by a Palestinian and the other members were Egyptians.
The group planned to use explosives fitted with mobile phone-activated detonators against shipping in the canal, the statement said.
It said that most of those arrested were engineers or technicians. (ANA)
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