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Italian tourists seized in Egypt 'Fifteen people seized' in Egypt
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Five Italian tourists have been kidnapped in Egypt, along with other foreigners, Italy's government says. Around 15 people, many of them tourists, are reported to have been kidnapped in southern Egypt.
"Foreign Minister Franco Frattini... is following the kidnapping in Egypt of a group of foreigners including five Italians," the foreign ministry said. Five Italians, Germans and Egyptians were reported to be among the tourists seized near Aswan, though the details of the abduction were unclear.
Reuters news agency cited Egyptian security sources saying 10-15 people were taken in Aswan in southern Egypt - possibly including two Israelis.
However there was no confirmation of this report.
The Italian foreign ministry said it had set up a crisis unit to deal with the incident.The Italian foreign ministry said it had set up a crisis unit to deal with the incident.
It also said it was in contact with the other foreign ministries involved - though it did not say which they were. There were unconfirmed reports that the group may have been taken across the border into Sudan.
Kidnaps of foreigners in Egypt are very uncommon. But Egyptian officials said the circumstances of the abduction remained unclear.
"We don't know yet who did this and we don't know the whereabouts of the tourists," an official told the Associated Press.
There were initially reports that the group included Israeli tourists - but Israelis were not mentioned in later reports.
Kidnaps of foreigners in Egypt have been very uncommon in recent years.