Despite intensive security measures and constant security patrols; crime is still prevalent in a number of Egyptian governorates.
In Dakahlia, unidentified individuals driving a car without license plates shot at a police checkpoint in Nabrouh Road in Mansoura, and fled.
In Sharqia, a mid-thirties man died after receiving a bullet to the head when a drug dealer in Minya al-Qamh shot him over a drug sale dispute.
In Qalyubia, Obour City witnessed the pursuit of a gang of thieves by police forces. Two officers were injured and admitted to a hospital while the culprits fled.
Khanka Attorney General in Qalyubia intensified investigations to arrest four armed men who stole a truck loaded with two tons of copper, after shooting the truck’s driver.
In El-Qanater el-Khayreyya, a worker stabbed his colleague over a joke that went wrong. The accused is now being investigated by the Attorney General.
Kafr Shukr detectives are searching for three masked men who shot at the owner of a car showroom and his guard, leading to the injury of a security officer. The officer was admitted to Kafr Shukr Hospital.
In Shubra el-Kheima, a plastics factory owner opened fire on families who had gathered in front of his factory in an attempt to storm it and destroy a mobile phone station there. The families claimed the station negatively impacted their health. The Attorney General ordered investigations into the incident.
Additional reporting by Hassan Afifi, Sherif al-Deeb, Ahmed Salah al-Azb, Yasser Abdel Latif, and Hend Ibrahim.