Egyptian officials reject demands of man who took Americans hostage Egyptian officials say they have rejected the demands of a man who is asking for a prisoner's release after he took two Americans and a translator hostage in the Sinai Peninsula. Rev. Michel Louis, a 61-year-old pastor from Boston, a 39-year-old American woman and their Egyptian guide were taken off a bus on a road between Cairo and Mount Sinai on Friday while on a church trip. The hostage-taker, Jirmy Abu-Masuh, a Bedouin man, has said he will not free the two Americans until his uncle is released from jail. Egyptian officials say they will not release the uncle until he completes a 15-day prison sentence for possession of drugs. The officials spoke Monday on condition of anonymity to discuss the negotiations. Abu-Masuh says his uncle was jailed for refusing to pay the police a bribe. Rev. Michel Louis, who is diabetic, left his medicine on the bus and security officials will have to help with getting it, Abu-Masuh said. He said Michel was tired and was sleeping a lot. He would not allow the AP to talk with the Americans. Abu-Masuh also said that his imprisoned uncle is diabetic and claimed his relative was not getting the medical assistance he needs. The Rev. Jean Louis, Michel's son, said he does not know if or when his father may be released, and he is concerned about his safety and health. He spoke to reporters after a church service in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood to pray for the captives. He said his father was on a church trip with 23 other members of the clergy and worshippers when he was abducted. A senior U.S. official said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton brought up the case of the two kidnapped Americans when she met with her Egyptian counterpart in Cairo on Saturday.