3 AMERICAN WOMEN KIDNAPPED IN WEST BANK RELEASED

Palestinians say three American women are missing (JPost)
Palestinian security officials said Tuesday they are searching for three American women who disappeared in the West Bank city of Nablus. The officials stopped short of saying the three were kidnapped. They did not provide names or ages. They said the three women were last seen taking pictures on the outskirts of the Balata refugee camp near Nablus. In the past, scores of foreigners were kidnapped by various Palestinian militant groups, but usually released unharmed after a few hours.

UPDATE: Kidnapped American women released (JPost)
Three American women who were kidnapped Tuesday in the West Bank city of Nablus were released later in the evening, Palestinian security officials said. There was no claim of responsibility by an armed Palestinian group.