Egypt hostages freed, in good health - state TV
- added September 29, 2008
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The 11 Western tourists and eight Egyptians taken hostage in a remote border area of Egypt more than a week ago have been freed and are in good health, state-run Egyptian television said on Monday.
The hostages were on their way back to Cairo, the state television reported, quoting an unidentified official source.
Egypt had said four masked gunmen kidnapped the tourists -- five Germans, five Italians and one Romanian -- and their Egyptian guides and drivers while on a desert safari in a remote border area and then whisked them into Sudan.
The Sudanese army said on Sunday it had killed the leader of the kidnappers and five other gunmen in a gun battle near the Egyptian and Libyan border, but said the hostages were in Chad under the protection of 30 gunmen.
One security official said the kidnappers had demanded a ransom of 6 million euros ($8.78 million).
The hostages were on their way back to Cairo, the state television reported, quoting an unidentified official source.
Egypt had said four masked gunmen kidnapped the tourists -- five Germans, five Italians and one Romanian -- and their Egyptian guides and drivers while on a desert safari in a remote border area and then whisked them into Sudan.
The Sudanese army said on Sunday it had killed the leader of the kidnappers and five other gunmen in a gun battle near the Egyptian and Libyan border, but said the hostages were in Chad under the protection of 30 gunmen.
One security official said the kidnappers had demanded a ransom of 6 million euros ($8.78 million).
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- WorldPeaceTV
- 2 months ago
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Sighs of relief all round.
Some years ago we were travelling by coach from Port Said to Cairo when someone opened fire on our convoy and one person was killed in the coach in front of ours.
The response from the military escort was elecrifying and we were soon on our way.It was like watching a film it was so unreal. A volatile place
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- themanwithadog
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great to hear this . returned and unharmed
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