Kidnapped Czech tour guide released

A Czech tour guide kidnapped on Thursday morning in the coastal city of Nuweiba in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has been released. The 35-year-old woman was abducted when her tour bus was stopped by a group of armed Bedouin while on its way back to the tourist resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. The woman was later released with the help of another Bedouin tribe who also helped to capture the four assailants. The reason for the kidnapping is still unclear although kidnappers usually demand the release of jailed tribesmen in return for any hostages they take.