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Africa: North
Russian students held in Egypt
2003-12-31
Egypt, closer to Middle East than N. Africa, I guess:
I put it under North Africa when it's just Egypt, under Muddle East when it has to do with Paleostine/Israel. Except on Thursdays...
Five Russians studying in Egypt have been arrested, officials in Moscow have confirmed. The five, studying at Cairo’s al-Azhar Islamic university, were detained on Sunday. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko said the five were suspected of breaking Egyptian laws, but did not give further details.
"I can say no more"
Russian television said the five, all from the Russian republic of Dagestan, were suspected of extremist links.
Besides attending a Islamic University, what gives you that idea? Well, ok, I guess that’s enough.
The Egyptian authorities would provide Russia with full information once their inquiry was complete, Mr Yakovenko said.
What’s the Egyptian word for "truncheon"?
Dagestan, which has a majority Muslim population, borders Chechnya, where Russian forces have been engaged in a long and bloody campaign to defeat separatists. Moscow says Chechen militants have links to the al-Qaeda terror network, and receive other international help.
Like higher education, it seems. Wonder where the checks came from?
The Russian embassy in Cairo named the five detained men as Amir-Khamzat Batsilov, Pakhrodin Gazimagomedov, Ahmed Gamzatov, Magomed Nabiyev and Magomed Magomedov.
Good bye.
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