Tuk-Tuk Driver and Companion Arrested Over Assault on Woman Who Objected to Wrong-Way Driving

Egypt’s Interior Ministry said a tuk-tuk driver and his companion were arrested over an assault on a woman after she objected to the vehicle travelling against traffic.

The case came to the ministry’s attention through a post circulating on social media, accompanied by a video.

The post described the woman’s complaint against the driver and another person who was with him. The ministry said it had established the circumstances of the incident.

The information provided did not specify where the incident took place or whether the woman sustained injuries. No further details about proceedings against the two were given.