Egypt Says No Al-Qaeda Presence in the Country, MENA Says
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There are no “al-Qaeda elements” in Egypt and reports about the terror network’s presence in the Sinai Peninsula are “groundless,” Assistant Interior Minister Hamed Abdullah said, according to Egypt’s state-run Middle East News Agency.
Abdullah’s comments came after the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on May 30 that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said terrorist groups are increasing their presence in Sinai due to the political turmoil in Egypt. Abdullah didn’t mention specific reports.