Egypt gunmen kidnap policemen, soldiers in Sinai

Egypt gunmen kidnap policemen, soldiers in Sinai
Thu May 16, 2013 09:28:13

Unidentified gunmen on Thursday captured three Egyptian policemen and four soldiers in the Sinai peninsula, security officials said.

The servicemen were travelling to Cairo when the minibuses they were in was stopped at gunpoint in Al-Wadi al-Akhdar region which lies east of El-Areesh in north Sinai,  Al-Alam reported.
 

The three captured policemen are from the Central Security Forces, the branch of the interior ministry used to quell protest.


The four other men belong to the armed forces. The two groups were travelling in separate minibuses, officials said.


"The kidnappers have not issued any demands yet," a security official said.


Local Bedouin leaders have been called in to mediate between authorities and the kidnappers. According to Bedouin sources, it is believed the kidnappers want the release of certain prisoners.

 

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