Egyptian police arrest man over mobile phone theft inside Qalyubia mosque

Police in Qalyubia arrested a man who stole a mobile phone from a sleeping worshipper inside a Shubra El-Kheima mosque.

• Security authorities identified and arrested the suspect seen in a surveillance video circulating on social media.
• The theft occurred on October 5 while the victim, an Alexandria employee, was sleeping in the mosque in Shubra El-Kheima.
• The suspect, an unemployed Cairo Mataria resident with a criminal record, confessed to the theft.
• Police recovered the stolen phone at the suspect's direction and took legal measures.