Missiles ‘bound for Gaza’

Egyptian authorities have seized six United States-made missiles in the Sinai Peninsula, which security officials said were probably smuggled from Libya and bound for the Gaza Strip. Libya’s 2011 uprising and subsequent civil war left the country awash in weapons, and smugglers have transferred some to Islamist militants. Security officials said the anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles had a range of up to two kilometres. Last month, security officials seized 17 French-made missiles before they could be smuggled through tunnels to the Gaza Strip.