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Sinai kidnapping: Egyptian soldiers and police seized | Sinai kidnapping: Egyptian soldiers and police seized |
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Seven members of the Egyptian security forces have been seized by unidentified kidnappers in the Sinai peninsula, Egyptian officials say. | Seven members of the Egyptian security forces have been seized by unidentified kidnappers in the Sinai peninsula, Egyptian officials say. |
The three policemen and four soldiers were captured while travelling in minibuses in northern Sinai, east of the city of El Arish. | |
The kidnappers are said to be demanding the release from prison of jailed relatives. | The kidnappers are said to be demanding the release from prison of jailed relatives. |
Reports say local Bedouin tribal leaders have been asked to mediate. | Reports say local Bedouin tribal leaders have been asked to mediate. |
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has also summoned the defence and interior ministers to update him on the situation. | Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has also summoned the defence and interior ministers to update him on the situation. |
Sinai has become increasingly lawless since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in 2011. | Sinai has become increasingly lawless since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in 2011. |
There have been several incidents in which Western tourists and other foreigners have been kidnapped. | There have been several incidents in which Western tourists and other foreigners have been kidnapped. |
Correspondents say they are usually released fairly quickly, but some migrants from poorer regions seeking a better life in the West have been seized and brutally mistreated by people traffickers. | Correspondents say they are usually released fairly quickly, but some migrants from poorer regions seeking a better life in the West have been seized and brutally mistreated by people traffickers. |
Islamist militants in northern Sinai have used the lack of central authority to carry out attacks across the border into Israel. | Islamist militants in northern Sinai have used the lack of central authority to carry out attacks across the border into Israel. |
Egyptian Bedouins have also used hostage-taking to press for the release of jailed tribesmen they say have been sentenced unfairly on charges ranging from terrorism to drug dealing. | Egyptian Bedouins have also used hostage-taking to press for the release of jailed tribesmen they say have been sentenced unfairly on charges ranging from terrorism to drug dealing. |
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