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Tribal coalition in Egypt's Sinai puts bounty on head of militant leader

Move comes amid rising tensions between militant group and leading tribe, which has urged members to take up arms against the group

Shadi al-Menei, a militant leader now subject to a $130,000 bounty (Twitter/@ElBadilNews)

By MEE and agencies

Published date: 2 May 2015 14:37 BST | Last update: 9 years 11 months ago

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