Militants from the ISIS and Ansar Al-Sharia are understood to have rounded up dozens of farm workers in the wake of bombings by Cairo, it was reported by local media.
The move is believed to be a direct response to strikes by Egyptian warplanes yesterday which came after fanatics released a horrific video showing the beheading of 21 Christians on a beach.
Initial reports said seven men had been seized, but that figure had risen to more than 35 by mid-afternoon yesterday.