Kidnapped Egyptian soldiers in Sinai released

CAIRO, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The Jihadists Movement in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula released seven soldiers they kidnapped last week, state TV reported on Wednesday morning.

"The soldiers are on their way to Cairo after their release thanks to efforts of the Egyptian military intelligence in coordination with the elders of the tribes and families of Sinai," a spokesman of the Egyptian army was quoted as saying.

Last Thursday, a group of militants abducted seven military and police recruits in North Sinai's Green Valley, some 20 km away from the governorate's capital of Arish, demanding the release of their family member who were kept in Tora prison.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has refused to hold dialogue with the kidnappers while the hostages' families appealed to the president and all concerned officials not to launch an attack that might risk the lives of their abducted relatives.

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