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Kidnapped tourists being moved to Egypt
Bandits, who kidnapped 19 tourists and Egyptians in the desert, have taken their hostages back to Sudan but are now heading towards Egypt, Sudanese officials said on Sunday.
- Agencies
- Published: 23:56 September 28, 2008
Khartoum: Bandits, who kidnapped 19 tourists and Egyptians in the desert, have taken their hostages back to Sudan but are now heading towards Egypt, Sudanese officials said on Sunday.
"Security organs on Saturday detected the return of the kidnappers... with their hostages into the Sudanese borders," said Ali Yousuf, director of protocol at the foreign ministry, the official news agency Suna reported.
"It seems that all the hostages are well," he added.
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