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The Foreign Ministry requested that Qatar hand over Islamists who have fled to the Gulf power. Two Egyptian soldiers were wounded when an explosive device detonated in the Sinai. Authorities reportedly thwarted a plot to target an installation along the Suez Canal. An army officer was shot dead by gunmen in Sharkiya. Security officials expressed concerned that Islamist militants who fought in Syria are now fighting in North Sinai.