Egypt: 17 arrested for allegedly planning attacks
Cairo security official says group detained on charges of possessing explosives and arms
An Egyptian security official says 17 young men have been arrested on charges of possessing explosives and arms, and for allegedly planning attacks north of Cairo.
The official said the group was arrested late Wednesday in the village of Mansoura, 70 miles (110 kilometers) northeast of the capital.
He spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to the media.
The official says the suspects admitted to sympathizing with the banned Islamist group Jihad and were sent to Cairo for further interrogation.
A bomb attack in February killed a French teenager in Cairo. It was the first such fatal attack on tourists in Egypt since bombs killed at least 23 people at an Egyptian resort in the Sinai peninsula in 2006.
Egypt arrested seven people in May in connection with the February attack.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report
