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In photos: 'Foreign and Egyptian Hostages Rescued'
By James Wray Sep 29, 2008, 17:24 GMT
Rescued foreign and Egyptian hostages arrive at the east Cairo Military Airport in Cairo 29 September 2008 after being help captive for 10 days in the Sahara Desert by kidnappers. In an apparent military operation, the 11 foreigners (5 Italian, 5 German and one Romanian) and 8 Egyptians were freed after having been kidnapped on a desert safari in the southwest corner of Egypt in the picturesque Gilf Kebir area. The kidnappers whose identity is not clear took the hostages into Sudan and then Libya. EPA/KHALED EL-FIQI
Rescued foreign and Egyptian hostages arrive at the east Cairo Military Airport in Cairo 29 September 2008 after being help captive for 10 days in the Sahara Desert by kidnappers. In an apparent military operation, the 11 foreigners (5 Italian, 5 German and one Romanian) and 8 Egyptians were freed after having been kidnapped on a desert safari in the southwest corner of Egypt in the picturesque Gilf Kebir area. The kidnappers whose identity is not clear took the hostages into Sudan and then Libya. EPA/KHALED EL-FIQI
Rescued foreign and Egyptian hostages arrive at the east Cairo Military Airport in Cairo 29 September 2008 after being help captive for 10 days in the Sahara Desert by kidnappers. In an apparent military operation, the 11 foreigners (5 Italian, 5 German and one Romanian) and 8 Egyptians were freed after having been kidnapped on a desert safari in the southwest corner of Egypt in the picturesque Gilf Kebir area. The kidnappers whose identity is not clear took the hostages into Sudan and then Libya. EPA/KHALED EL-FIQI
Rescued foreign and Egyptian hostages arrive at the east Cairo Military Airport in Cairo 29 September 2008 after being help captive for 10 days in the Sahara Desert by kidnappers. In an apparent military operation, the 11 foreigners (5 Italian, 5 German and one Romanian) and 8 Egyptians were freed after having been kidnapped on a desert safari in the southwest corner of Egypt in the picturesque Gilf Kebir area. The kidnappers whose identity is not clear took the hostages into Sudan and then Libya. EPA/KHALED EL-FIQI
Rescued Egyptian hostages arrive at the east Cairo Military Airport in Cairo 29 September 2008 after being help captive for 10 days in the Sahara Desert by kidnappers. In an apparent military operation, the 11 foreigners (5 Italian, 5 German and one Romanian) and 8 Egyptians were freed after having been kidnapped on a desert safari in the southwest corner of Egypt in the picturesque Gilf Kebir area. The kidnappers whose identity is not clear took the hostages into Sudan and then Libya. EPA/KHALED EL-FIQI
Rescued foreign and Egyptian hostages arrive at the east Cairo Military Airport in Cairo 29 September 2008 after being help captive for 10 days in the Sahara Desert by kidnappers. In an apparent military operation, the 11 foreigners (5 Italian, 5 German and one Romanian) and 8 Egyptians were freed after having been kidnapped on a desert safari in the southwest corner of Egypt in the picturesque Gilf Kebir area. The kidnappers whose identity is not clear took the hostages into Sudan and then Libya. EPA/KHALED EL-FIQI
Rescued foreign and Egyptian hostages arrive at the east Cairo Military Airport in Cairo 29 September 2008 after being help captive for 10 days in the Sahara Desert by kidnappers. In an apparent military operation, the 11 foreigners (5 Italian, 5 German and one Romanian) and 8 Egyptians were freed after having been kidnapped on a desert safari in the southwest corner of Egypt in the picturesque Gilf Kebir area. The kidnappers whose identity is not clear took the hostages into Sudan and then Libya. EPA/KHALED EL-FIQI
Rescued foreign and Egyptian hostages arrive at the east Cairo Military Airport in Cairo, Egypt, 29 September 2008 after being held captive for 10 days in the Sahara Desert by kidnappers. In an apparent military operation, the 11 foreigners (five Italian, five German and one Romanian) and eight Egyptians were freed after having been kidnapped on a desert safari in the southwest corner of Egypt in the picturesque Gilf Kebir area. The kidnappers whose identity is not clear took the hostages into Sudan and then Libya. EPA/MOHAMMED OMAR
Unidentified Italian hostages arrive at Maadi Military Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, on 29 September 2008 after being help captive for 10 days in the Sahara Desert by kidnappers. In a military operation, the 11 foreigners (five Italian, five German and one Romanian) and eight Egyptians were freed after having been kidnapped on a desert safari in the southwest corner of Egypt in the picturesque Gilf Kebir area. The kidnappers, whose identity is not clear took the hostages into Sudan and then Libya. EPA/MIKE NELSON
Unidentified German hostages arrive accompanied by a foreign military medic at Maadi Military Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, on 29 September 2008 after being help captive for 10 days in the Sahara Desert by kidnappers. In a military operation, the 11 foreigners (five Italian, five German and one Romanian) and eight Egyptians were freed after having been kidnapped on a desert safari in the southwest corner of Egypt in the picturesque Gilf Kebir area. The kidnappers, whose identity is not clear took the hostages into Sudan and then Libya. EPA/MIKE NELSON EPA/MIKE NELSON
Unidentified rescued German hostages talk to an Egyptian soldier at Maadi Military Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, on 29 September 2008 after being help captive for 10 days in the Sahara Desert by kidnappers. In a military operation, the 11 foreigners (five Italian, five German and one Romanian) and eight Egyptians were freed after having been kidnapped on a desert safari in the southwest corner of Egypt in the picturesque Gilf Kebir area. The kidnappers, whose identity is not clear took the hostages into Sudan and then Libya. EPA/MIKE NELSON
An unidentified rescued Italian hostage shakes hands with an Egyptian military officer at Maadi Military Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, on 29 September 2008 after being help captive for 10 days in the Sahara Desert by kidnappers. In a military operation, the 11 foreigners (five Italian, five German and one Romanian) and eight Egyptians were freed after having been kidnapped on a desert safari in the southwest corner of Egypt in the picturesque Gilf Kebir area. The kidnappers, whose identity is not clear took the hostages into Sudan and then Libya. EPA/MIKE NELSON
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