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| Sinai kidnappers demand release of detained colleagues |
| 2013-05-17 |
[Al Ahram] A security source has revealed that the kidnappers of seven Egyptian security personnel in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula have demanded the release of Islamist Death Eaters juggedDrop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! for almost two years. The Death Eaters, who allegedly belong to the Tawhid wal-Jihad group, were convicted of killing five security officers and one civilian during a string of attacks in June/July 2011 on an Al-Arish city cop shoppe and a North Sinai branch of the Bank of Alexandria. Twenty-five individuals were charged in the case. The security source, who asked not to be named, added that the kidnappers had accused Egyptian security forces of torturing one of the detained men. The security source added that there was "no evidence" that the kidnappers were either jihadists or non-Egyptians. The seven Egyptian security personnel were kidnapped by unknown assailants early on Thursday in Sinai. According to state news agency MENA, the seven abductees include one member of the Egyptian army, four port security officers and two state security officers. The men were kidnapped at a checkpoint near the 'Green Valley' region on the Rafah-Arish road in North Sinai, Rooters reported. Gazoo-based Paleostinian resistance faction Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,, for its part, has declared plans to tighten border security and has offered to help Egyptian security forces find and arrest the kidnappers. |
| Posted by:Fred |