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2 Britons Briefly Kidnapped by Bedouin in Egypt's Sinai
[An Nahar] Two Britons were kidnapped on Thursday by Bedouin rustics in Egypt's Sinai but released soon afterwards following negotiations with security officials, police chief Magdi Moussa told Agence La Belle France Presse."They have been released and are heading back to their place of accommodation," Moussa said. The release follows "intense negotiations" between the kidnappers and security officials, he said. The British husband and wife were kidnapped from a bank in a town as they headed towards the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, the official said. The kidnappers told news hounds they were demanding the release of four people held over arms trafficking. State television identified the pair as the head of a petrol company in Egypt and his wife. Posted by: Fred 2013-03-08 |
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