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Obama administration holding up Apache helicopters to Egypt

Apache helicopters remain in storage six weeks after the Obama administration announced their release to the Egyptian government.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) talks with Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) as he arrives to testify at a Senate hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of State and Foreign Operations in Washington, March 13, 2014.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque  (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3GYG9

The Obama administration is still waiting to ship 10 Apache attack helicopters whose release was announced back in April, bowing to pressure from Congress, but angering newly elected President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the process.

The helicopters are already paid for under a 2009 agreement with Egypt to fight militants in the Sinai desert. Secretaries of State and Defense John Kerry and Chuck Hagel announced their release April 23, but they remain in storage in the United States amid concerns they could be used against civilians.

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