Egyptian security officials have arrested two more members of an Islamist group thought to be behind attacks on a pipeline supplying gas to Israel and Jordan, the official MENA agency reported on Monday.
Abdel Karim Mohammed Ahmed and Ahmed Salem Awad of the radical Islamist Al-Takfeer wal Hijra were detained during a sweep in the north Sinai town of El-Arish, a day after one of the group's leading members was held, said MENA.
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