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London blast probe focuses
on chemist, Briton
CAIRO, July 15 (Xinhuanet) -- An alleged bomb-maker
in the July 7 London blasts has been arrested in Cairo, Egyptian officials
confirmed on Friday.
They identified the man as 33-year-old Magdy Nashar,
saying Nashar was arrested several days ago.
Earlier, reports said the
alleged
bomb-maker has been arrested in Cairo.
Nashar is believed to have been a possible mastermind
in the bombings that killed 54 people with some 700 injured, the reports said,
citing sources including the FBI.
According to the reports, the US-trained chemist was
captured ina Cairo suburb and he is being questioned in Cairo.
Authorities believed he had left Britain two weeks
before the attacks, said the reports. Enditem
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