In all , nine Marines were arrested ; four have been released . The ministry offers little detail about the case . - A group of young men in a car park near Tahrir Square are reported to be planning an attack on police and army officers with Molotov cocktails. However , the British newspaper The Independent said Saturday the Marines were arrested after police found footage on a laptop during a separate investigation into pornographic material . The Afghan had attacked their patrol , the paper says .
In all , nine Marines were arrested ; four have been released . The ministry offers little detail about the case . - A group of young men in a car park near Tahrir Square are reported to be planning an attack on police and army officers with Molotov cocktails. The Afghan had attacked their patrol , the paper says .