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Pakistanis sought in wake of egypt bombings { July 25 2005 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://news.ft.com/cms/s/7b7a02d8-fd1f-11d9-b224-00000e2511c8.html http://news.ft.com/cms/s/7b7a02d8-fd1f-11d9-b224-00000e2511c8.html Pakistanis sought in wake of Egypt bombings By Steve Negus in Sharm el Sheikh Published: July 25 2005 16:28 | Last updated: July 25 2005 16:28 Egyptian security forces in Sharm el Sheikh are hunting up to nine Pakistanis in the wake of Saturday’s bombing in the Red Sea resort, adding a possible international link to an investigation which was previously believed to focus on local Islamist groups. Police have distributed pictures of the Pakistanis to checkpoints around the town, and grainy photos of two of the men -- 30 year-old Mohammed Akhtar and 18-year old Tasadduq Hussein -- have been broadcast on Arab satellite television. However, interior ministry sources in Cairo have refused to confirm that the Pakistanis are being sought in connection with the bombing. One source disputed earlier press reports that the suspects had disappeared from a Sharm hotel before the bombing. If the Pakistanis were connected it would be a rare instance of non-Egyptians involved in a terror attack in a country where a pervasive security apparatus closely tracks the movements of foreigners. Police have also reportedly extended their investigation to Bedouin villages outside the resort, seeking information on purchases of explosives or escape routes possibly used by the bombers. Investigations had earlier focused on a network based among Bedouin in the northern half of the peninsula, whom the authorities had blamed for an October car bombing in the Sinai resort of Taba, north of Sharm el Sheikh on the border with Israel. One police source said on Sunday night that investigators were performing DNA testing on the remains of one of the bombers to determine if there was a family connection to the Taba suspects. Security sources have said that at least 100 people have been detained in connection to the bombing, although the Sharm police source said that they were not suspects but possible sources of information. Egyptian security forces typically conduct massive dragnets in the wake of high-profile crimes, taking into custody anyone who they believe might possibly have had contact with the perpetrators. Eight Egyptian human rights groups meanwhile issued a statement on Monday condemning the bombing while calling on Egyptian authorities to avoid an excessive security crackdown.Security forces arrested up to 3,000 people, mainly Sinai bedouin, after the Taba bombing, with human rights groups claiming that many were tortured while in custody. Saturday’s coordinate triple bomb attack in Sharm el Sheikh killed 88 people, mostly Egyptians, in the worst terrorist incident in the country’s history.

10 britons disappeared after egypt blast 25 bedouins had been arrested 70 arrested after carnage in sharm el sheik Birts still missing long after egypt blast { August 16 2005 } Bombers planned to kill dozens tourists disrupted { July 25 2005 } Car bomb explodes in sharm el sheikh { July 23 2005 } Egypt had warning before attack { July 26 2005 } Egypt rules out pakistani involvement { July 26 2005 } Pakistanis sought in wake of egypt bombings { July 25 2005 } Police identify bomber in egypt attack Sharm el sheik attack probe widens Sharm el sheik attack toll hits 88 Files Listed: 12

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