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hi, ben. >> reporter: hello, carol. according to the southern sinai governor and senior official there, two americans have been released. they are now in police custody and they are on their way to a hotel. we were told earlier that the americans were being treated well and that they were unharmed. this clearly is part of some local conflict. a man from a tribe in southern sinai apparently had been arrested by the egyptian police yesterday with a large amount of marijuana. apparently the other members of his tribe wanted him released. they saw this opportunity with the two americans ...
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