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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Egypt Military Intercepts Shipment of 50 Surface-to-Air Missiles

[SA-7 Grail (Strela)]Egyptian security forces intercepted 50 short-range surface-to-air missiles smuggled from Libya, the military said, in the latest such seizure of weapons originating from the North African nation.

A border patrol found the weapons when it stopped a sports- utility vehicle passing through a western military zone without license plates, the armed forces said today in a faxed statement.

Also seized were 96,000 rounds of ammunition and an undisclosed amount of hashish, it said. Security forces said yesterday they intercepted a shipment of more than 190 rockets.

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