CAIRO: The decapitated bodies of four men were found in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula yesterday, security officials said, adding that they suspected jihadists had killed the victims in the belief they were supporting the army.
Egypt’s military has been carrying out a vast offensive against jihadist groups in the north of Sinai since militants stepped up attacks following the army’s ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Mursi in July last year.
Residents in Sheikh Zuweid town, south of Rafah, discovered the bodies yesterday, two days after the men had been abducted, according to the security officials.
They said the militants may have murdered the men because they suspected the victims had aided the army’s offensive.
A little known group had recently distributed leaflets in the region which threatened to kill anyone who collaborated with Egyptian forces, officials said.AFP
