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Hamas calls upon Egypt to disclose information on "abductees"

Xinhua, September 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Islamist movement of Hamas called upon Egypt to officially disclose information about four Palestinians "abducted" in Egypt two weeks ago, a Hamas official said Friday.

During a sit-in attended by hundreds of Hamas members in front of the closed Egyptian embassy in Gaza, Hamas political bureau member Khalil Al-Hayyah called for an official Egyptian move to reveal infomation about the abductees and release them.

Al-Hayyah added that the lack of official information for two weeks on the incident, "affects Egypt's sovereignty and pride," holding the Egyptian Authorities responsible for what he dubbed as humanitarian and legal crime.

The Interior Ministry in the Gaza Strip had announced that four Palestinian residents of Gaza "have been kidnapped" on Aug. 19 in the Egyptian town of Rafah after they travelled from Gaza through the Rafah crossing.

This was the first time for Palestinians travelers through Rafah crossing to be abducted after entering Egypt. Endit