CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's Interior Ministry says police have arrested a man suspected of throwing a suitcase containing a makeshift bomb at Cairo's main synagogue.
The ministry says the 49-year-old man was detained Tuesday in Cairo.
The man is suspected of entering a downtown hotel Sunday and tossing an explosive-laden suitcase out the window at the synagogue across the street and then fleeing.
There were no injuries or damage to the synagogue.
The ministry said in a statement the suspect has a record of Islamic extremism and drug abuse, and told authorities he was angered by Israeli policies in the Palestinian territories.
It said the man claimed to be heading to the U.S. Embassy to seek asylum when he was arrested.
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Egypt: police arrest suspect in synagogue attack
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's Interior Ministry says police have arrested a man suspected of throwing a suitcase containing a makeshift bomb at Cairo's main synagogue.
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Published: February 23, 2010
Published: February 23, 2010
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