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American church group members kidnapped in Egypt

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    Tour group visiting religious sites targeted by armed hostage-takers

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From overseas now to Americans on a church -- and Egypt are held by kidnappers.

Including a pastor from Boston whose name is -- -- Louis.

He's a reverend those closest to -- trying to stay positive back at home.

We are still in good -- spirits we're still praying for him we do need him to come back to Boston soon as possible.

Can and we have also not being won't happen to him as -- -- would find it.

I can't believe that this is a man I'm glad you are right Greg health costs on the story out of London what's the latest on the kidnapping of this reverend Greg.

-- we -- just cut up the phone with -- US embassy in Cairo they say they are working with the Egyptian authorities to get the release of these individuals but no developments right now maybe.

In a couple of hours of -- on Friday and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula that's where the church group reportedly made the trip.

To religious site there and that's when the bus was stopped by armed tribal better wins the Boston pastor Michelle that we use in -- the woman member of the group and her guide yanked off the bus.

At gunpoint.

The demands from the hostage takers that they -- on -- and another individual allegedly arrested on drug charges in Alexandria.

Should be released or these people would not be released in fact.

Reports had been bill that they were being well taken care of but the threat being made that if not in in 24 hours these two individuals were released.

Then there could be harm done to the and.

Arrogance belt and specifically in that part of Egypt it's not common uncommon rather for kidnappings but sometimes -- last a few hours and it's over it.

What's been the reaction back at home.

Yeah you you can imagine bill the folks in that Boston area church are very concerned in fact they said if they knew that it was so dangerous for there.

Fellow church you go were to be traveling in this area may -- they would have rethought it.

Perhaps they should have just in the past year there have been three American tour groups targeted by the -- that it -- usually they're going for ransom money in this case they're actually looking for the release from jail of all of the -- in fact that that whole area since the fall of Mubarak regime.

Has been targeted part of the latest word there -- getting from mark contacting Cairo speaking to Egyptian security authority that there are negotiations.

Ongoing in -- could again be developments.

In the next couple hours they they have a plants will be watching Larry let's hope for the best in the end certainly Greg -- cod developments when we get them things and of one.

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