Terrorist group in Egypt's Sinai warns military

An al-Qaida-inspired group in Egypt's volatile Sinai has warned the country's military and police, urging troops to desert their ranks or face death at the hands of its fighters.

Ansar Jerusalem, or Ansar Beit al-Maqdis as the group is known, said in a statement on terrorist websites Monday that it considers Egyptian troops to be infidels because they answer to a secular government. (AP)