American tourists kidnapped in Egypt, official says
From Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, CNN
July 13, 2012 -- Updated 1552 GMT (2352 HKT)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Guide is among three people taken hostage from a tour bus in the Sinai region
- Security official says Bedouin kidnappers want release of a relative held on drug charges
- Kidnappings, robberies are up since longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year
(CNN) -- Two American tourists and their guide were kidnapped Friday in the Sinai region of Egypt, authorities said.
Bedouin kidnappers want authorities to release a relative who is in detention in Alexandria on drug charges, said Gen. Ahmed Bakr, head of security in the North Sinai.
Kidnappings and armed robberies have increased since a popular uprising ousted Egypt's long-ruling dictator, Hosni Mubarak, last year.
In February, two American tourists were kidnapped and soon released in the Sinai region. The same thing happened in June, when two American tourists were released about a day after being abducted.
In the most recent incident, Bedouins stopped a tour bus en route to Taba and kidnapped the two tourists -- a man and a woman -- and their guide, Bakr said.
Authorities were trying to negotiate with the kidnappers, he said.
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