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| 'Eleven tourists seized' in Egypt | 'Eleven tourists seized' in Egypt |
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| At least 15 people, including 11 foreign tourists, are reported to have been kidnapped in southern Egypt. | |
| Five Italians, five Germans and a Romanian were reported to be among the tourists, while four Egyptians were also said to have been seized. | Five Italians, five Germans and a Romanian were reported to be among the tourists, while four Egyptians were also said to have been seized. |
| The abduction took place near Aswan, though the details remain unclear. | The abduction took place near Aswan, though the details remain unclear. |
| Egypt's tourism minister told Reuters: "This is a gang act [by] masked men," adding that talks were underway on a ransom to release the hostages. | Egypt's tourism minister told Reuters: "This is a gang act [by] masked men," adding that talks were underway on a ransom to release the hostages. |
| 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. |
| There were unconfirmed reports that the group may have been taken across the border into Sudan. | There were unconfirmed reports that the group may have been taken across the border into Sudan. |
| But Egyptian officials said the circumstances of the abduction remained unclear. | 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. | "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, and the Israeli foreign ministry denied any of its nationals were involved. | There were initially reports that the group included Israeli tourists. But Israelis were not mentioned in later reports, and the Israeli foreign ministry denied any of its nationals were involved. |
| Kidnaps of foreigners in Egypt have been very uncommon in recent years. | Kidnaps of foreigners in Egypt have been very uncommon in recent years. |