Egyptian authorities have arrested Ali Mahmoud Mohammed Abdel Wanis, a senior leader within the MB-linked Hasm terror group, for his role in a plot to target the presidential aircraft with shoulder-fired missiles and his involvement in multiple militant operations against the state, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. The ministry announced it had thwarted a plan by the Hasm movement, which it identifies as an armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, aimed at damaging state assets. The ministry identified the deceased as Mahmoud Shehta Ali al-Jad and Mustafa Ahmed Mohammed Abdel Wahab. The arrested leader, Ali Mahmoud Mohammed Abdel Wanis, was already facing a life sentence in several terrorism-related cases. The ministry statement said Hasm leaders based abroad, including Yahya Moussa and Alaa al-Samahi, recently attempted to escalate operations in 2025 by sending militants back to Egypt.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 29, 2026 19:23 UTC