(AP-Washington Post) Followers of the group known as Takfir wil-Hijra dream of a puritanical Islamic state in Sinai. Takfir wil-Hijra has swelled in numbers in recent months, multiplying from a few hundred faithful before last year's popular uprising to at least 4,500 in northern Sinai, according to security officials and local Bedouin tribal leaders.
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