People wearing yellow vests, a symbol of French drivers' nationwide protest against higher fuel prices, block the Paris-Brussels motorway in Haulchin, France, November 17, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian prosecutor ordered on Tuesday that a lawyer be detained for 15 days after the publication of a picture of him wearing a yellow vest similar to those worn by protesters in France, a local rights activist said.
The arrest in the northern city of Alexandria came as traders said authorities were blocking the sale of the vests to forestall any copycat protests ahead of the Jan. 25 anniversary of Egypt's 2011 uprising.
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