Egyptische veiligheidsdiensten zeggen aanslag op 'buitenlandse ambassade' te hebben verhinderd

Egyptian security forces have thwarted a plan by an al Qaeda-linked cell to carry out a suicide attack on a foreign embassy, capturing three militants, the interior minister said on Saturday.

Mohamed Ibrahim said the men, who he accused of having links to militants in the Middle East and Pakistan, were found in possession of 10 kg (22 lb) of aluminum nitrate, which is used to make bombs.

He declined to say which embassy had been targeted.