Thursday, September 13, 2012

Mentally disturbed Egyptian storms Israel airline Cairo office: Reports‏

'Mentally disturbed' Egyptian storms Israel airline Cairo office: Reports
Man described by security sources as 'mentally disturbed' tries to break 
into Cairo office of Israeli national carrier El Al, Egyptian state media 
reports on Wednesday
Ahram 
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/52725/Business/Economy/Mentally-disturbed-Egyptian-storms-Israel-airline-.aspx
 
An Egyptian national was arrested at the Cairo International Airport after 
attempting to break into the branch office of Israeli national carrier El 
Al, Al-Ahram's Arabic-language news website reported on Wednesday.
 
According to security sources, the perpetrator, 30-year-old Mostafa 
Abdel-Latif, is "mentally disturbed." The same sources say Abdel-Latif 
mumbled incomprehensibly during subsequent interrogations.
 
Abdel-Latif, who reportedly works at a medical unit in Egypt's remote 
Al-Wadi Al-Gedid (New Valley) Governorate, reportedly said during 
questioning that he wanted to visit Al-Quds (Jerusalem) to pray at the 
city's holy Al-Aqsa Mosque.
 
In Egypt, perpetrators of crimes of a political nature are frequently 
described by authorities as being "mentally disturbed."
 
In 1999, an individual who approached former president Hosni Mubarak's 
motorcade in the city of Port Said was killed on the spot in what was later 
chalked up to a failed assassination attempt. At the time, the man – 
El-Sayed Hassan Soliman – was described by authorities as "mentally 
disturbed."
 
In recent years, people alleged to be "mentally disturbed" have also been 
blamed for acts of sectarian violence between Egypt's Muslims and Copts.
 
However, Ahmed Mahmoud, head of Cairo airport security, completely denied 
the incident Wednesday, even though it was reported by state-owned newspaper 
Akhbar Al-Youm and other privately-owned Egyptian newspapers.
 
El Al's representatives in Cairo were not available for comment on 
Wednesday. 
 
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