Egypt’s Arrests Of Smugglers Show Threat Of Libya Arms -- New York TimesCAIRO — Egyptian Interior Ministry officials acknowledged on Thursday that they had arrested five small groups of smugglers transporting weapons from Libya, including antiaircraft missile launchers, across Egypt toward its border with Israel, raising new concerns about security in the Sinai Peninsula.
The disclosure of the arrests, made over the last several months, underscored the potential threat to security as far away as the Israeli border from the disorder following the revolutions across North Africa in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia.
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My Comment: I can only assume that it is Hamas and Al Qaeda affiliates that are coordinating these smuggling efforts.
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