Luxor terrorists trained in Afghan camps
Egypt, Local, 11/25/1997

The terrorist Megdhat Mohammed Abdel Rahman, the only member of the terrorist group that was killed after committing the Luxor massacre to be identified, was trained in the Afghan refugee camps, a security source said yesterday.

Abdel Rahman, and other five terrorists shot dead 64 people, including 58 tourists in Hatshepsut temple last Monday. The six terrorists were killed in a shootout with police forces after the attack.

MENA quoted the source as saying that Abdel Rahman was among a group of 111 militants who were sought by other Arab countries in connection with terrorist activities.

The source said the group left the refugee camps in Afghanistan after the Taleban movement took power in Kabul, and headed to Pakistan where they were planing to move to Arab states.

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