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EGYPT CAPTURES LEADING MILITANT LEADER THREATENING THE SUEZ CANAL

Editor's Note: The AP reports that a major figure in the militant group threatening the Suez Canal has been captured. A lead in and a link to the complete story are below:

By Associated Press, Published: August 30 | Updated: Saturday, August 31, 6:40 PM

CAIRO — Egyptian security forces said they arrested Saturday a top wanted militant in the Sinai Peninsula, while authorities reported a failed attempt to disrupt traffic on the strategic Suez Canal but gave scant detail.

Canal authority chairman Mohab Mamish said a “terrorist element” had tried to disrupt navigation in the waterway by targeting a Panama-flagged ship. In comments carried by official news agency MENA, he said the attempt was “completely unsuccessful” and the container carrier unharmed. He did not say how the ship was targeted.