Lawyer for murdered Italian student's family detained in Egypt

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian lawyer who represents the family of murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni was prevented from flying to a U.N. conference and detained by a special prosecutor, his supporters and a security source said on Wednesday.

Ibrahim Metwaly, who founded the Association of the Families of the Disappeared to search for Egyptians who disappear in suspicious circumstances after his son disappeared four years ago, himself went missing while heading for his flight to Geneva on Sunday, his supporters say.