Hesham Ashmawi, one of Egypt’s most wanted terrorists, was extradited to Egypt from Libya on Tuesday night following a meeting earlier in the day between Libyan National Army (LNA) General Khalifa Haftar and Egypt’s General Intelligence Service (GIS) chief General Abbas Kamel. Ashmawi, who is implicated in a number of deadly terrorist attacks in Egypt, was escorted by members of Egypt’s GIS upon his arrival at Cairo International Airport. Live television footage aired on Egypt’s main television channels showing a blind-folded Ashmawi being led by heavily armed members of the GIS from a military aircraft to a black vehicle. In a short statement on Twitter, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi applauded the successful extradition and extended his appreciation to the ‘brave men who have always acted as hawks against all those who thought they can terrorize Egyptians’. “The war on terrorism has not ended and will not end until the right of every martyr who died for the sake of the country is restored,” said President Sisi. وأوكد أن الحرب ضد الإرهاب لم تنتهي ولن تنتهي قبل أن نسترجع حق كل شهيد مات فداءً لأجل الوطن. عاشت مصر برجالها.#صقور_مصر#تحيا_مصر —…
‘Most Wanted’ Terrorist Hesham Ashmawi Extradited to Egypt from Libya
May 29, 2019
