Adly: Islamic Group leader may return to Egypt

Originally published August 9, 1999

Egyptian Minister of Interior Habib al-Adly said today in an interview with Al Ahram newspaper, "Several terrorists were handed over to Egypt and a detailed map of terrorist activities has been detected."

He also said that Islamic Group (Gamaa al-Islamiya) leader Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman can return to Egypt, provided that he serve out court sentences handed down against him.

Adly also reiterated a call made by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for holding an international conference on fighting terrorism.

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