Sudanese officials say they have located the whereabouts of a group of 19 hostages, which includes a number of European tourists. Sudan's foreign ministry said the hostages and their captors were about 25 kilometres into Sudanese territory near the borders with Egypt and Libya.
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Kiefer out of Wimbledon ... that there were no immediate plans for a rescue operation, as that might endanger the hostages. The group, which includes five Germans, five Italians, a Romanian and their local guides, was seized in Egypt's south-west, close to the border with Sudan last Friday. The kidnappers are demanding a ransom of six million euros.
(Deutsche Welle)
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