Israeli, Norwegian Tourists Kidnapped in Egyptian Sinai
The kidnapping of an Israeli man and Norwegian woman in Egypt's Sinai peninsula occurs as the Egyptian government has undertaken a "highly secretive operation" to secure the region, writes Mohamed Fadel Fahmy from Cairo.
![Israeli soldier stands near border fence between Israel and Egypt as African would-be immigrants sit on the other side near the Israeli village of Be'er Milcha An Israeli soldier stands near the border fence between Israel and Egypt as African would-be immigrants sit on the other side near the Israeli village of Be'er Milcha September 6, 2012. Israel ruled out entry on Wednesday for 20 Africans, whom Israeli media said were from Eritrea and included at least one woman and child, who have camped on its desert border with Egypt for almost a week, part of a crackdown on migrants who walk across the porous frontier. The fence along the 260 km (160 mile)-long frontier](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/03/RTR37JYF.jpg/RTR37JYF.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=UNIO4bCj)
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