A large shipment of anti-tank missiles was intercepted on Wednesday by Egyptian Security Forces on the outskirts of Cairo.

According to local media, 60 rockets complete with warheads, were found in two trucks near the entrance to “October 6th,” a town on the outskirts of the capital Cairo.

The dangerous goods arrived from the north-western province of Matruh and were being transported by smugglers through the desert away from the highways.

According to police officers the cargo arrived in Egypt from Libya.

Voice of Russia, TASS