FOXNews.com: US Tourists at Center of Kidnap Drama in Egypt

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US Tourists at Center of Kidnap Drama in Egypt May 31st 2012, 13:06 EL-ARISH, Egypt –  Egyptian army and police are negotiating the release of two American tourists who were have been kidnapped while traveling in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, security officials say. Egyptian media are reporting that the director of security in Sinai promises release of kidnapped Americans within the hour. "There are a number of tribal elders went to the mountainous region to try to release them," a government official from Egypt said Thursday. The officials say armed Bedouins snatched the two while they were traveling by car from Dahab to the resort of Nuweiba early on Thursday. Both resorts are on the Red Sea's Gulf of Aqaba. The officials say the two Americans are men in their early 30s. No other details were immediately available. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media. The abduction was the latest in a series of kidnappings in Sinai, which has seen a surge in lawlessness over the last year. Bedouins have been kidnapping tourists to pressure authorities to release detained relatives or to improve basic services in their areas.

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