Cairo police arrest scrap worker over stolen goods cart

Egyptian security forces have arrested a scrap worker who stole a cart of goods from outside a shop in Cairo.

• The theft occurred on September 19 outside a shop in First Nasr City, according to the shop owner's complaint.
• The shop owner circulated a video of the incident on social media, prompting a police investigation.
• The suspect, a Dakahlia resident with a criminal record, confessed and said he believed the owner had discarded the goods.
• Police recovered the stolen goods and referred the case to the public prosecution.