Egypt detains suspect in student's death by accidental shotgun blast during reconciliation attempt

A 17-year-old student died in Shubra El Kheima when a shot from her friend's fiancé's shotgun went off during a reconciliation attempt.

• Nora, a 17-year-old secondary school student, died instantly after a shotgun blast struck her face and chest.
• The accused, her friend's fiancé, fled the scene and was later arrested, and police recovered the weapon.
• Prosecutors ordered his detention for four days pending investigation and an autopsy of the body.
• The accused's fiancée, Zikra, told investigators the shot went off by accident while he played with the weapon before her and the victim.