Egypt police arrest two wanted for Dahab blasts

CAIRO, June 3 (Reuters) Egyptian security forces arrested two men wanted for involvement in bombings that killed 20 people in the Sinai resort of Dahab in April, a security official said today.

The two brothers were arrested in northern Sinai and are believed to be affiliated to a group with militant Islamist views, named by Egypt as Tawhid wal Jihad (One God and Jihad).

The security official said initial investigations showed there were more than 40 other associates of the group who were still on the run.

Authorities have blamed the group for a series of bomb attacks in the region. The group has never issued a statement or claimed responsibility for attacks.

Yesterday, an Interior Ministry statement said police had killed three men wanted for involvement in the same bombings.

The deaths take the total number of Dahab suspects killed by police to 10, according to previous Interior Ministry statements.

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