Police in Deshna, Qena, freed a Coptic merchant and his son who were kidnapped.
Police broke into the house of the kidnappers and freed the father and his son.
Many Copts have been kidnapped in Upper Egypt as police is accused of complicity and some of them have been killed for his family is unable to pay the due ransom.
Atta allah Atta, 53, and his son Abanoub, 13, were kidnapped at gun point in the high way.
