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| Bedouin free 25 Egyptian police | |
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| Bedouin tribesmen have released 25 Egyptian policemen, hours after seizing them at gunpoint near Israel's border. | |
| The police were released in a mountainous area in the Sinai Peninsula, security sources said. | |
| Earlier, tribesmen in a number of trucks had stopped the police vehicle, forced the officers out and taken them to an undisclosed location. | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |