Arish, Egypt, Sha'ban 23, 1433, July 13, 2012, SPA -- Gunmen kidnapped two US tourists and their Egyptian guide in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Friday, security officials said according to dpa. The kidnappers stopped the car carrying the three near the town of Nakhl in central Sinai, as they were on their way to Cairo, and took them to an unknown location, the officials added. The assailants were demanding the release of a relative sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of drug dealing, the officials said.
