Two hostages from Massachusetts were released by their Egyptian captor Monday after a diplomatic flurry by American and Egyptian officials, ending a three-day ordeal and triggering relieved celebrations by the families at home.

The Rev. Michel Louis of Dorchester and Lissa ­Alphonse of Everett were taken hostage Friday by an ­Egyptian Bedouin demanding the release of his uncle, who he said had been incarcerated for failing to pay a bribe to ­Egyptian police.