- The Washington Times - Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Egyptian authorities say they have seized 60 anti-tank missiles being trucked across the border from Libya.

The two truck drivers were arrested just south of Cairo and the missiles recovered, The Associated Press reports.

The shipment was heading toward Marsa Matrouh, a lawless Sinai Peninsula region that supplies Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip, AP reports.

• Cheryl K. Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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