Army arrests seven “terrorists”, demolishes 25 hideouts and four tunnels

Wednesday 22-01-2014 06:28 PM
Army arrests seven “terrorists”, demolishes 25 hideouts and four tunnels

Egyptian soldiers stand guard on the border between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip, near Rafah August 6, 2012.Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

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CAIRO, Jan 22 (Aswat Masriya) Army forces arrested seven “terrorists” in Sinai’s Sheikh al-Zuwayed on Wednesday, military spokesman Mohamed Aly said.

Aly added in a statement earlier that forces also demolished 25 hideouts that he said were being used to carry out terrorist activities against the army and police.

The spokesman added that four Rafah tunnels that were being used to smuggle individuals and products were also demolished. 

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