Police in Egypt release detained US citizen

CAIRO (AP) — An American translator who was being held by Egyptian police without charges says he is free and plans to travel to the U.S. soon.

Jeremy Hodge, a 26 year old from Los Angeles, told The Associated Press on Sunday that he still doesn’t know why he was arrested and held. Hodge and his roommate, 36-year-old Egyptian filmmaker Hossam Eddin el-Meneai, were arrested late Wednesday at their apartment in the Dokki neighborhood of Cairo.