Sinai bomb suspects killed by security forces
Security forces today killed a key suspect and two other Islamic militants accused in deadly bombings of tourist resorts in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula.
The most prominent among the three was Salem Khadr el-Shenoub, who was killed along with his cousin and brother-in-law in a shootout with police in the Halal mountain range where they were hiding, the interior ministry said in a statement.
The raid began after security officials received information the three planned to attack troops in the area, it said.
The three opened fire on security forces moving in on them and were killed in the subsequent battle, according to the statement.
Police have said they believe people holed up in the rugged mountain area were linked to the July 23 attacks in Sharm el-Sheik that killed at least 64 people, as well as the October 7, 2004, bombings of a hotel in Taba and a nearby beach camp that killed more than 30 people.
The statement said el-Shenoub as “one of the most prominent figures” in preparing and executing the Sinai attacks.
