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EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian security officials say a group has blown up a terminal along the Egyptian natural gas pipeline to Israel in the northern Sinai Peninsula. Officials say Saturday's attack on the terminal in al-Shulaq destroyed the last terminal before the line enters the sea on its way to Israel. It is the third attack on the pipeline this month and the fifth since the 18-day uprising toppled President Hosni Mubarak in February. While no one claimed responsibility, officials accused a militant Bedouin group for the attack. Clashes between the group and security forces killed 5 people Friday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media. Meanwhile, Egypt's state news agency has said the trial of Hosni Mubarak will be moved from a Cairo convention center to a police academy on the city's eastern outskirts. The change of venue, announced Saturday by the head of Cairo's appeal court, is designed to ensure tighter security for the former president's trial, which is expected to draw a large audience. The police academy is located in New Cairo, a district on the capital's eastern edges that is not as heavily populated as the area around the convention center. The 83-year-old Mubarak, his two sons, his security chief and six senior security officials are expected to appear in court on Aug. 3. The charges include corruption and ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising that toppled Mubarak in February.   Socialize this Subscribe to our RSS feed to stay in touch and receive all of TT updates right in your feed reader
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