Egypt Bedouin free 3 S. Korean hostages: governor
- Published: 12/02/2012 at 03:32 AM
- Online news: Asia
Bedouin in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Saturday released three South Korean tourists and their Egyptian tour guide a day after abducting them, South Sinai's governor told AFP.
The Sinai mountains silhouetted at sunset behind Sharm el-Sheikh's main mosque. Bedouin in Egypt's Sinai on Saturday released three South Korean tourists and their Egyptian tour guide a day after their abduction, South Sinai's governor told AFP.
Khaled Fouda said the tourists, all women, "were unharmed" and he was waiting for them to arrive at a hotel near St Catherine's monastery, from where the tourists were returning on Friday when they were snatched by armed Bedouin.
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