Egyptian Kidnapper Threatens to Kill American Hostages A Bedouin tribesman is threatening to kill two Americans he kidnapped Friday in Egypt's Sinai Desert if he's arrested. Jirmy Abu-Masuh, 32, of the Tarbeen tribe, said in an interview that the Americans are being treated well â they've been given tea and a traditional Bedouin meal of lamb â but they won't be released until his uncle, who is in an Egyptian prison, is released as well. His uncle was taken into custody for refusing to pay 100 dollars in a bribe to police officers at a check point. Abu-Masuh warned Saturday that if the authorities try to arrest him, he will kill the hostages, and if his uncle is not released, he will abduct more people and treat the Americans as prisoners, which could mean leaving them out in the desert. If they release him, I will release them," he told the AP Saturday. Louis' son said his father has diabetes and may require medical attention soon. They were captured in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, on the road to Mount Sinai, where Moses is said to have received the 10 commandments. "We're in good spirits because we know the God that we serve is in control of the matter," Jean Louis, Michel Louis' son said in a press conference. Abu-Masuh said in an interview that he stopped their tour bus and also kidnapped their 28-year-old tour guide Haytham Ragab as well so he could translate. Kidnappings by Bedouins have become more frequent â they also traffic in guns and drugs. This standoff was underway as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was in Egypt to meet with Egypt's new Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, elected after the Arab Spring. The revolution has left the Egyptian military with no control over large areas of the country, allowing these kidnappings to take place. ABC News' Alexander Marquardt and The Associated Press contributed to this report.