Egyptian police arrest bakery owner over bladed-weapon attack in Shibin El-Kom

Egyptian police have arrested a bakery owner accused of assaulting a shop owner with a bladed weapon in Shibin El-Kom following a neighbour dispute.

• On October 10, police received a hospital report of a shop owner admitted with a cut wound and a fractured left arm.
• The Interior Ministry said it identified the suspect from a social media video of the attack; he has a criminal record.
• At his direction, police seized the weapon used, and he confessed to the assault over a neighbour dispute.