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Egyptian forces capture arms ship off Sinai | The Times of Israel.

Vessel reportedly Iranian, carrying RPGs, ammunition and small arms to Sinai-based terrorist elements

Egyptian security forces detained a fishing vessel reportedly smuggling arms off the southern coast of the Sinai Peninsula on Thursday. Eleven of its crew were arrested.

According to Israel Radio, the ship was an Iranian vessel bearing 60,000 rifles, RPGs, and ammunition, which were believed to be en route to terrorist groups in the Sinai. It was captured 30 kilometers off Ras Mohammad, the southernmost point of the peninsula.

In a separate incident, Egyptian soldiers searched for terrorists preparing to attack Israeli targets in the lawless region, Israel Radio reported. It was not clear whether they intended to fire rockets at the port city of Eilat or target ships in the Red Sea, the report said.

Last week officials said Egyptian forces foiled a number of planned terror attacks against Israeli and Egyptian targets in Sinai. In 2012 rockets were fired from Sinai into Israel and Egyptian forces were attacked by extreme Islamic terror groups. Last month a jihadist group reportedly fired a more advanced rocket as part of a drill.

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