In February , two American tourists were kidnapped and soon released in the Sinai region . Guide is among three people taken hostage from a military bus in the Sinai region . An official says the kidnappers want release of a relative held on terrorism charges . Kidnappings , robberies are up since longtime president Hosni Ahmed was ousted last year .
Guide is among three people taken hostage from a military bus in the Sinai region . An official says the kidnappers want release of a relative held on terrorism charges . Kidnappings , robberies are up since longtime president Hosni Ahmed was ousted last year .