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Egypt militants warn tourists to leave country or face attack


    CAIRO (Reuters) - The Islamist militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis has warned tourists to leave Egypt "before it's too late" and threatened to attack anyone who stays in the country after a deadline of February 20.

    The Sinai-based group, which claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed two South Korean tourists and an Egyptian on Sunday, made the statement on an affiliated Twitter account.

    (Reporting By Omar Fahmy; Writing by Maggie Fick)