Egyptian police seek Al-Qaeda suspects

EGYPTIAN police are searching for five suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Sinai, Reuters reported on 1 September. Police said all the suspects are Egyptian.

Country Affected	Egypt
Region Affected	North Africa
Date of Event	01-Sep-2006
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Name	Al-Qaeda
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Type	Militant Islamist
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Region of Origin
Terrorist/Insurgent Group Country of Origin	International
1 Location of Event - Region	North Africa
Location of Event - Country	Egypt
Location of Event - District
Location of Event - Place Name	Sinai|29.5|34
Location of Event - Quality
Event Type	Counter-terrorist operation
Inside Assistance
Counter Terrorist Tactic	Legal/Diplomatic
Scale of Attack
Number of Attacks
Non Terrorist/Insurgent Fatalities	0
Terrorist/Insurgent Fatalities	0
Total Fatalities	0
Non Terrorist/Insurgent Wounded	0
Terrorist/Insurgent Wounded	0
Total Wounded	0
Description of Injuries
Number of Hostages	0
Damage Scale
Damage Description
Notes
Source	Reuters