American tourists kidnapped by gunmen in EgyptBedouin gunmen have intercepted a tourist minivan and kidnapped two female American tourists and their Egyptian guide at gunpoint near St Catherine's monastery in the Sinai peninsula, the region's security chief said. The daylight abduction along a busy highway was a fresh blow to Egypt's tourism industry, which has been heavily affected by the unrest following last year's uprising that ousted former president Hosni Mubarak. Four masked gunmen also stopped the vehicle of two Italians working for a local food factory in the nearby city of Suez, taking their car, more than €10,000 (£8,300) and their laptops, according to the director of the company, Mohammed Antar. The attackers let the Italians go. Major General Mohammed Naguib, the head of security for southern Sinai, said the abductors of the American tourists were driving a sedan and a pickup truck and sped away into the mountains after seizing the two women...
03.02.2012 - Guardian
US-Touristinnen auf Sinai-Halbinsel entführtIn Ägypten sind auf der Sinai-Halbinsel zwei Touristinnen aus den USA entführt worden. Nach Angaben des Sicherheitschefs der Provinz Südsinai, Mohammed Nagib, war eine Urlaubergruppe heute Früh auf dem Rückweg vom berühmten Katharinenkloster, als bewaffnete und maskierte Männer den Minibus überfielen und die fünf Passagiere ausraubten.
03.02.2012 - ORF
Meine Güte, momentan ist entführungstechnisch aber überall was los ....
Gruß
Birgitt



