Two Street Vendors Arrested Over Alleged Threat to Cairo Driver

Egypt’s Interior Ministry said it had established the circumstances surrounding a social media complaint by a driver who alleged that two people demanded money for parking on a Cairo street and threatened to harm him.

The complaint, which circulated online with an accompanying image, said the pair were acting as informal parking attendants when they approached the driver.

According to the account posted online, they sought payment in exchange for allowing him to leave his car on the street. The driver alleged that the encounter also involved a threat of physical harm.

Authorities arrested two street vendors in connection with the incident. The information provided did not specify the street where the encounter took place or the amount of money allegedly demanded.