ALBAWABA - A video of an Egyptian man harassing a female tourist in Cairo triggered public anger with people questioning the fate of the Egyptian tourism sector after the incident.
In the clip, an Egyptian man harassed a woman tourist who was seen in the video wearing a short pink skirt in Cairo's Tahrir Square. He stripped half-naked and removed his t-shirt in the middle of the street.
إذا أرادت #مصر أن تعيد مجدها كوجهة سياحية ، عليها الضرب بيد من حديد على كل متحرش ، هذا المعتوه لاحق سائحة في أحد أكثر الميادين تواجد أمني في القاهرة ، لم يكتفي بالكلمات والأيحاءات الغير أخلاقية بل حتى خلع ملابسه !
— ضياء بن سعيد || DHIYA (@msafr2002) April 25, 2023
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The man, who was accompanied by two of his friends, was arrested along with the two others by the police in Egypt with accusations of harassing a tourist.
In detail, the police said to view the video on a Facebook page and confirmed arresting the suspects. The three men, according to witnesses, were following the tourist and speaking indecent sexual words out loud before a person started to remove his clothes in front of her.
After the clip went viral online, the Egyptian authorities opened a probe into the harassment incident and figured out the men's identities and it was able to arrest them in a short time.
The three suspects confessed to committing the incident, and legal measures were taken against them. They were referred to the Public Prosecution Office, which conducted the investigation.
