An Egyptian security official says authorities have accused five militants of training jihadists in an initial indictment linked to last weekend's attack in the Sinai peninsula that left 16 soldiers dead.
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FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010 file photo, dozens of African migrants cross into southern Israel through the border with Egypt. Human rights groups released reports Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, saying that Israeli forces are entering Egypt's Sinai desert to intercept African migrants and the soldiers are handing the migrants over to Egyptian forces. (AP Photo/Assaf Golan, File) ISRAEL OUT Close
The official says some of the five were also accused of involvement in previous attacks on police stations, smuggling weapons and human trafficking between Egypt, the Gaza Strip and Israel. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press.
The five accused on Saturday were among the first to be arrested since the surprise attack, where militants gunned down the soldiers as they broke their daily fast for the holy month of Ramadan.
The attackers then commandeered an armored vehicle and stormed across the border into Israel where six were killed.
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FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010 file... View Full Caption
FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010 file photo, dozens of African migrants cross into southern Israel through the border with Egypt. Human rights groups released reports Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, saying that Israeli forces are entering Egypt's Sinai desert to intercept African migrants and the soldiers are handing the migrants over to Egyptian forces. (AP Photo/Assaf Golan, File) ISRAEL OUT Close
The official says some of the five were also accused of involvement in previous attacks on police stations, smuggling weapons and human trafficking between Egypt, the Gaza Strip and Israel. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press.
The five accused on Saturday were among the first to be arrested since the surprise attack, where militants gunned down the soldiers as they broke their daily fast for the holy month of Ramadan.
The attackers then commandeered an armored vehicle and stormed across the border into Israel where six were killed.