 Egyptian police have killed the leader of an Islamist militant group blamed for several attacks on tourist towns last month, the Egyptian television reported. The television quoted security officials as saying Nasr Khamis Al-Mallahi was killed in a firefight near the North Sinai town of El-Arish and that one of his accomplices was captured. Police say el-Mallahi headed Tawhid wal Jihad, which has been blamed for a series of attacks against tourist resorts in the Sinai since 2004. The attacks have killed at least 117 people.
| They've killed the mastermind after each of the attacks, haven't they? |
| Perhaps they might try killing the mastermind *before* the attack next time... |
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