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Egyptian Army Boosts Forces in Sinai after Kidnapping


(Reuters) Yousri Mohamed - The Egyptian army sent reinforcements into the Sinai Peninsula on Monday after President Mohamed Morsi said there would be no talks with militant Islamists who abducted seven members of the security forces last week. Witnesses saw armored personnel carriers moving east on Monday over the Suez Canal towards North Sinai where militants staged the abduction and where gunmen assaulted a police base on Monday. Morsi has promised not to submit to blackmail by kidnappers demanding the release of jailed Islamists.
2013-05-21 00:00:00
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