2 Americans kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai are freed

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Two American tourists and their Egyptian guide who were abducted by a Bedouin in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last week were released unharmed on Monday after negotiations with security officials and tribal leaders.

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The Rev. Michel Louis, 61, left, and 39-year-old Lissa Alphonse, second right, rest after their release at a police station in El Arish, in the northern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Monday.

Rev. Michel Louis, 61, and 39-year-old Lissa Alphonse, both Boston-area residents, had been kidnapped from a bus on Friday along with their guide, Haytham Ragab, o...