Nine Arrested in Cairo Over Exploitation of Children in Street Begging and Sales

Egypt’s Interior Ministry security services have arrested nine suspects accused of forming a gang that exploited young children on the streets of Cairo governorate.

The suspects allegedly used the children to beg and solicit money from passers-by.

The children were also made to sell goods in the streets, approaching people in an insistent manner as part of the group’s activities.

The arrests targeted the adults accused of organising the exploitation. The available information did not specify how many children were involved or give their ages.