Increased Egyptian activity along the Suez Canal front was noted today in the disclosure by Israel that three Egyptian soldiers and two civilians were captured in the Sinai earlier this month. An official communique described the soldiers as a staff sergeant, a lance corporal and a private who crossed the canal in a rubber dinghy, apparently on an intelligence-gathering mission. The civilians were not identified. The group carried Kalashnikov rifles and two frogmen suits. Israel filed a complaint with the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) today over another overflight of Israeli positions yesterday morning by two Egyptian Sukhoi-7 fighter-bombers. It was the second such overlight reported this month. As in the previous incident, Israeli anti-aircraft guns opened fire.
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