Sinai police rescue child, arrest kidnap suspects

Sinai police and military forces on Wednesday arrested three suspected kidnappers and recovered a 10-year-old who was reported missing after leaving school nearly two weeks earlier. Mahmoud Siraj was returned to his home late Wednesday after police completed a 12-day investigation to find the child, who disappeared shortly after leaving school in El-Arish. The child was found with the suspects in a mountainous area in central Sinai, police said. Siraj was returned following protests that began after his kidnapping and that of another contractor. Protesters marched through the streets condemning the kidnapping by armed groups who blackmail families of hostages. According to police, the suspects confessed to their involvement. They were not identified.