An Al-Jazeera correspondent was detained by the Egyptian military Sunday . The journalist is a dual U.S.-Egyptian citizen and has been working for Al Jazeera since 2005. `` We welcome the news that these activists have been freed , but we are outraged that they were detained in the first place and by the manner in which they have been treated , '' said Malcolm Smart , Amnesty International 's Middle East and North Africa director . The U.S. government says it has been in contact with Egypt over the issue .
An Al-Jazeera correspondent was detained by the Egyptian military Sunday . The journalist is a dual U.S.-Egyptian citizen and has been working for Al Jazeera since 2005. The U.S. government says it has been in contact with Egypt over the issue .