Tuk-Tuk Driver Arrested After Phone Theft and Collision With Police in Shubra El-Kheima

A tuk-tuk driver was arrested in Shubra El-Kheima after stealing a mobile phone and hitting two police personnel during a pursuit, according to Egypt’s Interior Ministry.

The ministry issued a clarification after a video of the chase circulated on social media.

The footage showed two people riding a motorcycle in pursuit of the tuk-tuk driver. The ministry linked the recorded chase to the phone theft and the collision with the police personnel.

The brief account did not provide further details about the theft or say whether either of the police personnel was injured.