Egyptian helicopters carried out a number of airstrikes in North Sinai. Security sources claimed to have arrested one of the Ansar Jerusalem members responsible for the Jan. 25 downing of a helicopter with a SAM. Security officials also said five Islamist militants were killed and 36 others arrested in operations in North Sinai. Five Egyptians deported from Madagascar were detained on charges of belonging to al Qaeda.
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