The Egyptian army said on Wednesday it has foiled an attack by Hamas in Sinai, a region embroiled with tensions due to recent political turmoil in Egypt.
The Egyptian military interrogated a suspect and he admitted the plan, military spokesman colonel Ahmed Ali said, AFP reported.
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Ali said "a Palestinian belonging to hamas who illegally entered Egypt...in a car with North Sinai license plate."
Egypt's army says militants from Hamas-run Gaza have staged joint attacks with hardline Islamists in North Sinai, where the government has ramped up security operations after a surge of violence set off by President Mohamed Morsi's downfall in July.
