AMERICAN TOURIST KIDNAPPED IN EGYPT'S BEEN RELEASED

Pastor Rev, Michel Louis & Woman kidnapped with him

The two American tourists 61 year-old Pastor Rev. Michel Louis and a 39 year-old woman were on  a BUS tour when they were abducted in Egypt's Sinai region of the Middle East on friday by Bedouin tribesman who was angry his uncle had been jailed on drug related charges. Both were released on Monday after three days in captivity, officials told NBC News.

It was not immediately clear if their Egyptian tour guide, who was also taken hostage, had been released.

Egyptian authorities had sought help from local tribal leaders to mediate with the tribesman.

The abduction took place along the road linking Cairo to the sixth-century St. Catherine's Monastery, located at the foot of Mount Sinai where the Old Testament says Moses received the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments.

The route is a frequent target by Bedouins who abduct tourists to pressure police to meet their demands, which is usually to release a detained relative they say has been unjustly arrested.

Both tourists abducted were from Boston.