However, security forces hindered the attempt. Clashes erupted between the detainees’ families and security forces; the latter allegedly used tear gas to disperse the families. The Cairo Security directorate also sent dozens of security forces to the police station to intercept the clashes. Citing an official, two prisoners allegedly managed to escape amid the clashes that occurred between security forces and families. Last week, a police officer from Al-Salam police station shot a worker in Al-Khalifa district in Cairo.

Source: Daily News Egypt September 10, 2016 10:30 UTC