The World - News from June 9, 1987
Egyptian authorities, nervous over three unsolved political murder attempts, have confirmed that 500 Muslim fundamentalists are being held for questioning. Interior Minister Zaki Badr gave the first official tally to members of the ruling National Democratic Party, rejecting opposition charges that thousands have been detained. He disclosed that a new bill is being drafted “to combat terrorism” but gave no details. The assassination attempts were made May 5 on a former interior minister, May 26 on two American diplomats and last week against a prominent news magazine editor.
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