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Gaza Palestinians Returning from Haj Smuggle Parts for Explosive Devices
(Al-Masry Al-Youm-Egypt) Cairo Airport authorities detected a bag containing a large number of electrical circuits used in explosive devices among the luggage of Palestinian pilgrims from Gaza returning from Saudi Arabia via Qatar after the Haj. Insurgents are battling Egyptian security forces for control of North Sinai, with almost daily clashes involving firearms and explosives. Explosives are also a concern for air transport after two passenger aircraft were downed in the past year. On Oct. 31, 2015, a Russian jet was brought down over Sinai, with the loss of 224 passengers and crew. On May 19, 2016, an EgyptAir plane crashed into the Mediterranean with the loss of 66 lives.