Bedouin free two kidnapped American tourists in Sinai
Abduction latest in a series aimed at pressuring Egyptian government
EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Security officials say two American tourists who were kidnapped by Bedouin in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula have been released.
They say the Bedouin snatched the two men early Thursday as they were traveling by car from Dahab to Nuweiba, resort towns on the Red Sea’s Gulf of Aqaba. The officials say the two were freed after hours of negotiations between the Bedouin and representatives of the local police and government.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to release the information.
Sinai has seen a series of kidnappings as Bedouin try to pressure authorities to release detained relatives or improve basic services, but the kidnap victims are usually released unharmed.
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