Reports: Two American Women Freed In Egypt
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Mark Memmott
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 11:03 AM
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NBC News and al-Jazeera are reporting that police in Egypt say two American women and an Egyptian tour guide have been released by gunmen who kidnapped them earlier today near the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

NBC News, al-Jazeera and al-Arabiya are reporting that police in Egypt say two American women and an Egyptian tour guide have been released by gunmen who kidnapped them earlier today near the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Update at 11:08 a.m. ET: The BBC is also now reporting the women's release. [Copyright 2012 National Public Radio]



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