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Presidential decree referring Jihad members to Military Prosecutor General

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A presidential decree was issued Saturday referring 85 members of A1 Jihad grouping to the military general prosecutor to try them before a military court.

Some of the defendants have been trained to fly planes and were caught with sketches of key targets in Egypt in their possession.

There are four foreigners among the arrestees. The defendants are accused of joining an underground and illegal group, possessing weapons and leaflets and plotting to carry out acts of sabotage.

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