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(AP) LONDON – Residents of a London apartment tower went to court Monday in a bid to stop their rooftop being used as a missile base during the Olympic Games, saying the unprecedented deployment could make the building a terrorist target. The British military plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles at six sites around London as part of a vast security operation for the July 27-Aug. 12 games. But residents of the 17-story Fred Wigg Tower in Leytonstone, east London, say they were not consulted about the decision. The judge’s decision is expected to be announced Tuesday morning. U.K. military shows off missiles to protect OlympicsLondon 2012: Complete Summer Olympics coverage More in London 2012: Summer Olympics Their lawyer, Marc Willers, told the High Court that the residents had “a fully justified fear that installation or deployment of the missile system on the roof of the Fred Wigg Tower gives rise to the additional risk that the tower itself may become the focus of a terrorist attack.” They claim the missiles breach their rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects an individual’s “right to private life and peaceful enjoyment of their home.” Missiles also will be stationed at another apartment building, at a reservoir and farmland in east London and along hillsides in south London. Defense Secretary Philip Hammond has said the missiles — capable of shooting...

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(CBS/AP) EL-ARISH, Egypt – Egyptian security officials said they will not give in to demands of a Bedouin man who took two Americans and their local translator hostage in the Sinai Peninsula. Rev. Michel Louis, an American woman, and their Egyptian guide were taken off a bus on a road between Cairo and Mount Sinai while on a church trip Friday. CBS Station WBZ has identified the American woman as Lissa Alphonse of Everett, Mass. The hostage-taker, 예천출장안마 Jirmy Abu-Masuh, has said he will not free the two Boston natives until his uncle is released from jail. He said his uncle was jailed for refusing to pay the police a bribe. Abu-Masuh also vowed to take more hostages, of different nationalities, if his demands were not met. Egyptian officials said Monday they will not release the uncle until he completes a 15-day prison sentence for possession of drugs. The officials discuss the negotiations on condition of anonymity. U.S. Embassy spokesman David Linfield said the embassy was looking into the kidnapping and working closely with Egyptian authorities who were doing everything to ensure their safe release. Tourists’ captor to hold “guests” until uncle freeU.S. confirms 2 Americans kidnapped in Sinai Abu-Masuh told the Associated Press that two intelligence officials came to his home Saturday to negotiate the captives’ release. During that meeting, he said, he relocated the pastor and the two other...