By SARAH EL DEEB | AP
CAIRO: Egypt’s state prosecutor on Monday charged two Israelis and a Ukrainian with smuggling weapons and trying to implicate Egyptian security, the first case of its kind against foreigners since longtime President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February.
A statement from the prosecutor’s office said the three would be tried in an emergency state security court, usually reserved for terrorism cases. No date for the trial has been set.
The charges are the first case of bringing foreigners to trial in connection with the turmoil in Egypt since the ousting of longtime President Hosni Mubarak in February.
Although not directly holding the suspects responsible for any of the violence, the statement said the smuggled weapons were to be used in “illegal” operations aimed to implicate Egyptian security. No further details were given in the statement.
More than 100 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces since Mubarak was ousted.
The country’s rulers have often blamed “hidden hands” and foreign funding in the violence.
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It is always difficult to prove, but this seems to be one such proof: ‘Outside elements’ are stirring up the troubles in the Arab world. Israel seems part of it and keen to keep the unrest active.