Three Students Arrested Over Assault and Theft Against Elderly Man in Fayoum

Egypt’s Interior Ministry said three students were arrested after a video circulated on social media showing an elderly man being assaulted and having money taken from him in Fayoum.

The footage showed three people attacking and bullying the man, according to the ministry’s account.

The ministry said it had established the circumstances of the incident following the video’s circulation. The three people detained were identified as students.

The information provided did not specify how much money was taken or whether the elderly man suffered injuries. No names were released in the account.