Kidnappings of Foreigners Increase in Egypt

The Washington Post reported Friday that two American tourists and their guide have become the latest victims in a string of mysterious kidnappings in the Sinai Peninsula, a part of Eastern Egypt. While most victims have been released within hours or days, this is still a scary trend that has developed in the months since the removal of President Hosni Mubarak early last year. Investigators are blaming Bedouin nomads who live in the area. They escaped to the nearby mountains with the two Americans and their Egyptian guide and will be very difficult to locate because of the terrain. Still, investigators are hopeful that they will be released like all the other victims. They feel that the Bedouins are trying to make a statement about recent arrests in the region that the nomads felt were unjust and are seeking attention.
The writer of the article sought credibility by naming several key figures involved in the conversation. She quotes the head of South Sinai Security and the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior Spokesman, two knowledgeable sources about this topic, in order to make her statements more concrete and reliable.
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/gunmen-kidnap-two-american-tourists-in-egypts-sinai-peninsula/2012/02/03/glQAtgmQ_blog.html