Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun (left) and her mother(right) were blackmailed by two suspected local gangsters (circled in red in photo) for four days while the singer shot a music video in Egypt earlier this week.

Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun has returned from Cairo where she and her team were extorted by suspected local gangsters.

Sun was in Egypt to shoot a music video for her new album. Two men disguised as government officials kept following her and the crew and asked for money--at one point even showing a gun.

The crew tried calling the police, only for the two crooks to dismiss them with just a few words. The crew had to hand over a total of over 200,000 yuan in order to continue shooting.

The extortion went on for four days. Finally, Sun and her team were able to leave the country with the help of the Singaporean embassy.

Upon returning home, the singer said nothing except that she's tired and needs some rest.
 
(CRIENGLISH.com March 2, 2007)