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                     Egypt Authorities Foil Terror Attacks

   Officials in Egypt say authorities have arrested three suspected
   al-Qaida-linked militants who were planning to carry out suicide
   attacks on vital installations and an unspecified foreign embassy.
   Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim told a news conference Saturday that
   the men had been in contact with Dawood al-Assady, a leader of al-Qaida
   in southeast Asian countries. He said that the group was planning to
   attack government buildings and a foreign embassy. He did not say which
   one.
   Ibrahim said one of the three men had received combat training by
   members of al-Qaida in Iran and Pakistan and also had connections with
   members of al-Qaida in Algeria.
   The interior minister said authorities seized 10 kilograms of ammonium
   nitrate, a key ingredient in homemade explosives.
   Security officials also discovered statements issued by al-Qaida in the
   Islamic Maghreb, the group`s arm in North Africa, on one of the men`s
   computers. They also found information on how to make bombs and
   rockets.
   The interior minister denied that al-Qaida is active in Egypt, saying
   the three men were in contact with al-Qaida militants abroad.
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