Police arrested seven young men for allegedly taking part in a mob sexual assault of a young woman in Egypt during New Year's Eve celebrations, a senior security official said Friday.
In this May 24, 2013 file photo, a mural with Arabic that reads"no harassment," is seen on a wall in Cairo, Egypt. CAIRO -- Police arrested seven young men for allegedly taking part in a mob sexual assault of a young woman during New Year's Eve celebrations, a senior security official said Friday.
Police Gen. Sayed Sultan, head of the Daqahleya Investigation Bureau, said the victim was a 20-year-old woman who had gone out with a female friend on New Year's Eve in the Nile Delta town of Mansoura. While walking down a busy main street, a group of young men crowded around her and harassed her verbally, he said, citing the victim's statement. Some male bystanders clashed with the harassers, trying to defend her until she eventually got physically trapped between the two camps.
By interviewing shopkeepers who witnessed the incident and checking surveillance cameras, Sultan said police were able to identify the suspects, who are between 18 and 20 years old. Neither the victim nor none of the suspects was identified.
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