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| Bedouin 'seize 25 Egypt police' | Bedouin 'seize 25 Egypt police' |
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| Armed Bedouin tribesmen have seized 25 policemen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula near the Israeli border, reports say. | Armed Bedouin tribesmen have seized 25 policemen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula near the Israeli border, reports say. |
| The Bedouin stopped a police vehicle, forced the policemen out and took them to an undisclosed location, a police source told Reuters news agency. | The Bedouin stopped a police vehicle, forced the policemen out and took them to an undisclosed location, a police source told Reuters news agency. |
| The group was reportedly angered by a police shooting on Monday that killed a suspected Bedouin smuggler in the area. | The group was reportedly angered by a police shooting on Monday that killed a suspected Bedouin smuggler in the area. |
| Egypt's government has accused elements within the Bedouin community of links to militants involved in bomb attacks. | Egypt's government has accused elements within the Bedouin community of links to militants involved in bomb attacks. |
| Authorities in Cairo say the tribesmen operate a wide network of smuggling operations in the area. | |
| The smugglers are accused of taking weapons and other goods into the Gaza Strip, as well as assisting African migrants across the border into Israel. |