CAIRO, Egypt – Two American tourists who were kidnapped early Thursday in Egypt’s Sinai region have been released unharmed, a U.S. State Department spokesman said, citing Egyptian officials.
CAIRO, Egypt – Two American tourists who were kidnapped early Thursday in Egypt’s Sinai region have been released unharmed, a U.S. State Department spokesman said, citing Egyptian officials.
The U.S. Embassy has contacted the victims’ relatives and is providing consular assistance, State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said.
The confirmation of their release came shortly after one of the men, Brandon Kutz, contradicted a statement by Gen. Ahmed Fawzi, secretary for the governor of South Sinai, who had said the two men had been released and were on their way to a hotel with Egyptian security forces.