Tour guide arrested in Egypt over drawings on ancient pyramid


By AGENCY
Tourists ride camels past the pyramid of Khafre in Giza, southwest of central Cairo. Photo: AFP

Egyptian police have said they arrested a tour guide on suspicion of drawing on an ancient pyramid near Cairo while making an explanation to foreign tourists.

A video on social media showed drawings purportedly sketched by the guide on the outer casing of the pyramid, sparking online rage and accusations of defacing an antiquity.

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