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U.S. tourists seized in Egypt's Sinai released
(Reuters) - Two American women kidnapped by gunmen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Friday were released into army custody a few hours later, security sources said.
The gunmen in the isolated desert region had apparently been seeking a ransom, but the security sources declined to discuss the terms of the release.
However, a Bedouin source said the authorities had agreed to a demand to free four fellow tribesmen from police custody in exchange for the two tourists.
More at link: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/03/us-egypt-kidnapping-idUSTRE8120MD20120203
The gunmen in the isolated desert region had apparently been seeking a ransom, but the security sources declined to discuss the terms of the release.
However, a Bedouin source said the authorities had agreed to a demand to free four fellow tribesmen from police custody in exchange for the two tourists.
More at link: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/03/us-egypt-kidnapping-idUSTRE8120MD20120203