Gunmen abducted an American tourist Thursday in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, a security official said, DPA reported.| Didn't get the State Department security memo, did he... |
Police was negotiating with tribal chiefs in Sinai to secure his release, the official added.
The incident is the latest in the area, which has in recent months seen a series of kidnappings carried out by tribesmen demanding the release of detained relatives. All the abductees were released unharmed.