Security officials in Egypt report the seizure of two tons of explosives that were being shipped to the Sinai Peninsula, via the main Suez Canal tunnel.
The truck driver is being held for questioning, The Associated Press reports.
Egypt’s Interior Ministry has uncovered several smuggling attempts from Libya in the past couple years; since 2011, they’ve confiscated hundreds of weapons, AP reports. It’s believed that the weapons were headed to the Gaza.
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Cheryl Chumley is a continuous news writer for The Washington Times. Previously, she was part of the start-up team for The Washington Times’ digital aggregation product, Times247. She’s also a 2008-2009 Robert Novak journalism fellow with The Phillips Foundation. She can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.
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