Egypt fears Hezbollah bid to infiltrate Israel from Sinai

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Egypt is beefing up security on its border with Israel to prevent Hezbollah operatives from infiltrating its neighbor, security sources said Tuesday. The move came after Egypt detained part of a group Cairo said was linked to the militant group.

"The number of Egyptian security patrols has been increased along the borders with Israel and police checkpoints near the border have been reinforced with additional police," one security source said.

The security source said new barriers had been set up along some of the mountainous paths near the border and Bedouin tribal elders had been asked to report any strangers in the area.

Egypt is holding 25 Egyptian, Palestinian, Sudanese and Lebanese men linked to Lebanon's Shi'ite Hezbollah group and has said they were planning attacks in Egypt, according to a statement from the public prosecutor's office.

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