Two British tourists in Egypt were briefly kidnapped on Thursday while driving from Cairo to Sharm el Sheikh on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula.
The two were freed after several hours by Bedouin tribesmen, who had nabbed them hoping to gain the release of four prisoners being held in Alexandria on arms smuggling charges, according to AFP citing Egyptian meda.
The kidnapped Britons were reportedly David Andrew, an employee of Exxon Mobile, and his wife Caroline.
[mappress mapid=”3586″]
The Red Sea coast in southern Sinai is a popular tourist resort, but since the overthrow of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in February 2011, security in the region has deteriorated.
Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition
by email and never miss our top stories
By signing up, you agree to the
terms
There have been several cases in the past year in which Sinai Bedouins have kidnapped tourists. Each incident has ended peacefully with the release of the hostages.
The Bedouin tribes in Egypt have expressed anger over their treatment by the new government of Mohammed Morsi. In addition to kidnapping tourists, they have attacked police stations and blocked access to towns.
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
— Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist
Support our work
Support our work
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
