Minya security forces succeeded in releasing four kidnapped Copts.
A group of masked men stopped four Copts men while they were on their way to work in Assiut and took them to a mountainous region.
The kidnappers asked the kidnapped families to pay ransom of two million pounds, but they refused to pay and reported the police instead.
They were able to free the kidnapped men a few hours after the kidnapping, but the kidnappers were able to escape before their arrest.