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Egyptian army sends tanks to Sinai after kidnapping
Monday 20-05-2013 10:46 AM
Security reinforcements in Sinai on August 9, 2012 - Aswat Masriya
CAIRO, May 20 (Reuters) - The Egyptian army has sent tanks across the Suez canal to the Sinai peninsula, where Islamist gunmen kidnapped seven soldiers and policemen last week, state daily al-Ahram said on Monday.
Gunmen demanding the release of jailed Islamist militants seized the hostages on the road between the Sinai towns of el-Arish and Rafah on Thursday. (Reporting by Shaimaa Fayed and Thomas Perry; Editing by Alistair Lyon)
