Three Egyptian policemen, four soldiers kidnapped in Sinai

Their two minibuses were ambushed by unidentified gunmen between El Arish and Rafah on their way to Cairo Thursday. The kidnappers have not yet issued demands, but they are believed to belong to al Qaeda-linked Salafi gangs who have staged abductions in the past to procure the release of jailed terrorists. 

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