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In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Christian farmer Ishaq Aziz cradles a picture of his daughter, 17-year-old school girl, Nirmeen, who went missing on Valentine's Day and had not been heard of or seen since, in the Minya town of Matai, Egypt. A top official at the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police, said Minya saw at least 150 cases of Christian kidnappings in the two years since Mubarak's ouster, of which 37 took place recently. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell) ( APTOPIX Mideast Egypt Kidnapping Christians )

In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, A defaced statue of Nefretti, adorns the intersection of the main street in Samalout, Minya Province, Egypt. Egypt's Christians, followers of one of the world's most ancient churches, make up about 10 percent of the country's estimated 90 million people. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell) ( Mideast Egypt Kidnapping Christians )

In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, clergy celebrate mass in the Coptic Orthodox Church in Samalout, provence of Minya, Egypt. In Minya where Christians make up about 35 percent of the population, kidnapping wealthy Christians for ransom is not unheard of, but 30 cases in the last two months alone, has given to soul searching about being a Christian in a country where Muslims are an overwhelming majority and Islamists, including many hardliners, have risen to power. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell) ( Mideast Egypt Kidnapping Christians )

In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Egyptians celebrate mass in the Coptic Orthodox Church in Samalout, province of Minya, Egypt. In Minya where Christians make up about 35 percent of the population, kidnapping wealthy Christians for ransom is not unheard of, but 30 cases in the last two months alone, has given to soul searching about being a Christian in a country where Muslims are an overwhelming majority and Islamists, including many hardliners, have risen to power. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell) ( Mideast Egypt Kidnapping Christians )

In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Christian gynecologist, Ezzat Kromer, recalls his 27-hour ordeal of being kidnapped, beaten, blindfolded and ransomed, in the Minya town of Matai, Egypt. A top official at the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police, said Minya saw at least 150 cases of Christian kidnappings in the two years since Mubarak's ouster, of which 37 took place recently. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell) ( Mideast Egypt Kidnapping Christians )

In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, a newly-built house, right, and a lamppost blocks access to houses owned by over 20 Christian families, and the builder is demanding the equivalent of almost $15,000 to remove them, in Samalout, Minya Province, Egypt. Crimes targeting Christians, like squatting in Christian-owned properties and refusing to leave except when they are paid added to a recent spate of kidnappings for ransom of wealthy Christians is increasing the normally simmering tension between Muslims and Christians in Minya. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell) ( Mideast Egypt Kidnapping Christians )

In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Egyptians celebrate mass, reading the Arabic service on a computer screen, in the Coptic Orthodox Church in Samalout, in the province of Minya, Egypt. In Minya where Christians make up about 35 percent of the population, kidnapping wealthy Christians for ransom is not unheard of, but 30 cases in the last two months alone, has given to soul searching about being a Christian in a country where Muslims are an overwhelming majority and Islamists, including many hardliners, have risen to power.(AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell) ( APTOPIX Mideast Egypt Kidnapping Christians )

In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Christian farmer Ishaq Aziz wipes away tears as he tells The Associated Press of the mysterious disappearance of his daughter, 17-year-old school girl, Nirmeen, who went missing on Valentine's Day and had not been heard of or seen since, in the Minya town of Matai, Egypt. A top official at the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police, said Minya saw at least 150 cases of Christian kidnappings in the two years since Mubarak's ouster, of which 37 took place recently. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell) ( Mideast Egypt Kidnapping Christians )

In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Egyptians celebrate mass in the Coptic Orthodox Church in Samalout, province of Minya, Egypt. In Minya where Christians make up about 35 percent of the population, kidnapping wealthy Christians for ransom is not unheard of, but 30 cases in the last two months alone, has given to soul searching about being a Christian in a country where Muslims are an overwhelming majority and Islamists, including many hardliners, have risen to power. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell) ( Mideast Egypt Kidnapping Christians )

In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Father Estephanos of the Coptic Orthodox Church speaks to The Associated Press as he relates the latest local kidnapping, a young Christian boy, Andrew, who was snatched from his father's arms while walking on the street the previous day, in Samalout, province of Minya, Egypt. A top official at the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police, said Minya saw at least 150 cases of Christian kidnappings in the two years since Mubarak's ouster, of which 37 took place recently. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell) ( Mideast Egypt Kidnapping Christians )

In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Egyptians celebrate mass in the Coptic Orthodox Church in Samalout, Minya, Egypt. In the province of Minya, where Christians make up about 35 percent of the population, kidnapping wealthy Christians for ransom is not unheard of, but 30 cases in the last two months alone, has given to soul searching about being a Christian in a country where Muslims are an overwhelming majority and Islamists, including many hardliners, have risen to power. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell) ( Mideast Egypt Kidnapping Christians )