North Sinai Governor Abdel Wahab Mabrouk on Monday denied reports that security services are surveying over 400 individuals who allegedly belong to Al-Qaeda.
The governor told reporters that these are rumors, and Al-Qaeda presence in North Sinai is unlikely because the region is tightly controlled.
Egyptian satellite TV channel Al-Hayah had quoted security sources as saying that a group of Bedouins, Palestinians and different Arab nationals affiliated with Al-Qaeda were planning terrorist acts in Egypt.
The sources told Al-Hayah that security is keeping the alleged members under surveillance and preventing them from carrying out their plans until arrests are made.
But Mabrouk said no security officials had made any such statements.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
