April 28, 2010 9:37 PM

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Court convicts 26 of planning attacks inside Egypt

An Egyptian court today convicted 26 men of planning attacks inside Egypt and of being linked to Lebanese group Hezbollah. <br/><br/>The 26 were convicted of plotting attacks against ships in the Suez Canal and tourist sites along with other charges. Most were detained between late 2008 and January 2009. <br/><br/>The emergency state security court sentenced the men, who included Lebanese, Palestinians, Egyptians and one Sudanese, to prison terms ranging from six months to 25 years. <br/><br/>Four defendants remain on the run, including the alleged head of the Hezbollah cell. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah had admitted after the arrests were publicized in April that he sent a senior commander to Egypt to support Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

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