Palestinian Led Sinai Blasts, Egypt Says

(New York Times) Eyad Said Salah, a Palestinian living in Sinai, organized the Oct. 7 bombings of three resort areas along the eastern Sinai coast that left 34 people dead, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said Monday. The ministry said Salah died unintentionally in the explosion at the Taba Hilton. It said two bombers remained at large, and five suspects with lesser roles were arrested. The other men were Egyptians from Bedouin tribes and all lived in Al-Arish on the northern Sinai coast.


2004-10-26 00:00:00

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