Abduction Emphasises Sinai Instability

November 2008 | Political Risk Alert

The swift release of the 25 Egyptian police officers captured by Bedouin kidnappers in the Sinai peninsula will limit the damage of the incident, but it adds to a generalised view of instability in the area. Tribesmen in a number of trucks stopped a police vehicle, forced the officers out and taken them to an undisclosed location, but they were released a few hours later. The area, home to Egypt's Red Sea tourist resorts, has something of a reputation for militancy and instability, which could be damaging to the tourism industry. As well as its proximity with the Gaza Strip

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