An Egyptian man holding four German tourists in a child custody battle with his German wife surrendered to police today, security sources said.
They said the four hostages were unharmed and the kidnapper had been taken into custody.
The kidnapper, identified as Ibrahim Ali, had abducted the four men on Monday in or near the southern town of Luxor to try to force the return of his two children from Germany.
The sources said Ali, 45, gave himself up as a result of negotiations for the safe release of the hostages. No further details were immediately available.
Ali had said yesterday that his estranged wife Ms Heike Ritter had telephoned him from Germany that day to tell him she was planning to fly to Egypt with their two children, but gave no details.