Egyptian police identify viral car-parking extortion suspects as street vendors

Egypt's Interior Ministry said an investigated incident of men demanding parking fees in Cairo was a verbal dispute, not extortion.

• Egypt's Interior Ministry said it identified and arrested the two men in a viral social media post alleging car-parking fee demands on a Cairo street.
• The ministry said a check found no complaints had been filed regarding the incident.
• One suspect admitted a verbal altercation with the complainant on 29 September over aggressive hawking; both denied demanding parking fees.
• The ministry said legal measures were taken against the two suspects.