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| Sudan desert chase 'n gunfight kills 6 kidnappers |
| 2008-09-28 |
| Eight down, thirty-five to go Eight kidnappers of a group of European tourists and their Egyptian guides led soldiers on a high-speed desert chase Sunday, ending in a firefight that killed all but two of the gunmen, Sudan's military spokesman said. The two surviving kidnappers told Sudanese soldiers that the tourists were being held by 35 more gunmen in Chad, said the spokesman, Sawarmy Khaled. The desert safari tour of 11 Europeans and eight Egyptians was seized by gunmen deep in the southern Egyptian deserts Sept. 19 and the victims have apparently been shuttled around in the remote region where Sudan, Chad, Egypt and Libya share borders. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #1 It sounds like the tourists are getting an awful lot of safari for their money. One hopes they appreciate that properly. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-09-28 16:14 |