"Yes, some mistakes were made by the police which did not help the situation, " says Major General Ahmad Ibrahim who served with the police department in Port Said for many years.

BBC: Resentment still felt beneath calm in Port Said

Interior Minister Stanislav Gross said the meeting between hijacking suspect Mohamed Atta and Ahmad Khalil Ibrahim Samir Al-Ani took place in April just before the Iraqi was expelled for conduct incompatible with his diplomatic status.

CNN: Investigation: Ashcroft warns of newest threat

The head of the Kuwaiti delegation, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, was said to have applauded a summit speech delivered by his Iraqi counterpart Ezzat Ibrahim.

BBC: Iraq and Kuwait 'settle differences'