Egypt arrests 7 men for harassing women during Sisi celebrations


  • World
  • Tuesday, 10 Jun 2014

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities have arrested seven men for sexually harassing women near Cairo's Tahrir Square while thousands celebrated the inauguration of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.

A video posted on YouTube on Sunday, claiming to depict one of the Tahrir assaults, showed a naked woman with injuries on her hip being dragged through a large crowd at night towards an ambulance. The footage caused an uproar.

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