Guide is among three people taken hostage from a tour bus in the Sinai region . The guide was released after being held for several hours by militants who demanded he hand over his camera and other equipment. 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 . Kidnappings , robberies are up since longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year .
Guide is among three people taken hostage from a tour bus in the Sinai region . The guide was released after being held for several hours by militants who demanded he hand over his camera and other equipment. Kidnappings , robberies are up since longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year .