Egyptian authorities said they arrested 25 radical Islamic terrorists who were planning a terror attack at the Suez Canal. The chief of the crew is a member of Al-Qaeda from Gaza, security officials said, while the rest were Egyptian citizens. Most were technicians and engineers.

Authorities say the group was planning to remotely set off explosives, using cell phones to hit ships plying the canal. They were also planning to damage or destroy oil pipelines running beneath the canal. The group had undergone intensive training in terrorist tactics and fighting, including learning how to build car bombs.

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