Al-Qaeda Cell Was Preparing To Attack Middle East Gas Pipelines
July 6, 2009 by national
Filed under World Report
An international Al-Qaeda cell, based in the northern Sinai Penninsula, is suspected of being involved in plans to attack gas pipelines running between Israel and Egypt.
According to Egyptian media, the plan was to strike Israeli ships passing through the Suez Canal.
Ten people, allegedly behind a February bomb attack at Cairo’s famous Khan el-Khalili market, have been under suspicion since a police raid uncovered arms and information from a hideout used by the group.
The cache of explosives included anti-tank weapons, car bombs and personal explosive belts.
Two Palestinians, five Egyptians, a Belgian, a Briton and a French citizen are among the suspected cell members.
It is believed the European members probably entered Egypt through underground tunnels near Rafah into the Gaza Strip.
They allegedly received money for their mission and moved back to Egypt through the tunnels, at which time they allegedly carried out the Cairo attack.
It has been suggested the cell was controlled by Khaled Mohammed Ahmed, the Palestinian-based commander of an al-Qaeda group.
I saw that the Europeans are planning to build a series of solar sites across North Africa and carry some of the electricity under the Medeterranian for consumption in Europe. This sounds like an idea on a par with getting your natural gas from Russia. It must be that they see an end to Middle East strife in the next ten years.