
The sons of Colin Bower of Boston were taken to Egypt. His case was championed by then-Sen. John Kerry, now secretary of state.

The sons of Colin Bower of Boston were taken to Egypt. His case was championed by then-Sen. John Kerry, now secretary of state.

Egyptians shout slogans in front of the state security headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, late Thursday, May 2, 2013. Arabic on the flag reads, "no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger." (Associated Press)

Egyptians shout slogans in front of the state security headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, late Thursday, May 2, 2013. Arabic on the flag reads, "no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger." (Associated Press)

** FILE ** Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (right) is visted by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the al-Salam palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2012. (Associated Press)

**FILE** Egyptians, mostly ultraconservative protesters, shout slogans in front of the state security headquarters in Cairo on May 2, 2013. Several hundreds protested against what they said is a return by Egypt's State Security to old practices before the 2011 revolution. Arabic on the flag reads, "No God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger." (Associated Press)

**FILE** Egyptians, mostly ultraconservative protesters, shout slogans in front of the state security headquarters in Cairo on May 2, 2013. Several hundreds protested against what they said is a return by Egypt's State Security to old practices before the 2011 revolution. Arabic on the flag reads, "No God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger." (Associated Press)

Egyptian protesters pose next to a police vehicle set afire during clashes outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Friday, April 26, 2013. Dozens of mostly masked protesters hurled stones and firebombs in clashes with riot police. Protests have become a weekly routine in Egypt, as the country has plunged in turmoil during most of the past two years since the 2011 uprising that ousted longtime President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Hussein Tallal)

Egyptian protesters pose next to a police vehicle set afire during clashes outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Friday, April 26, 2013. Dozens of mostly masked protesters hurled stones and firebombs in clashes with riot police. Protests have become a weekly routine in Egypt, as the country has plunged in turmoil during most of the past two years since the 2011 uprising that ousted longtime President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Hussein Tallal)