//Skip to content
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors

Egypt Police Say Link Established Between Slain Gang Members and Giulio Regeni

March 24, 2016

Egyptian police reportedly found a bag with the belongings of slain Italian PhD student Giulio Regeni during a Thursday raid on an apartment belonging to the sister of one of the gang members killed during a shoot-out with police earlier in the day. According to a statement from the Ministry of Interior, police forces raided a Qalyubiya apartment belonging to the sister of one of the slain gang members, Tarek Saad Abdel Fattah. In the apartment, they found a red handbag with Regeni’s wallet, passport, student identification cards for Cambridge University and the American University in Cairo, a credit card, two cellphones, three sunglasses, EGP 5,000, as well as a women’s wallet and wristwatch and 15 grams of a “dark piece that resembles hashish.” Upon questioning, Abdel Fattah’s wife, who was also present at his sister’s apartment, confirmed that the bag belonged to Abdel Fattah but denied she knew anything about it or its contents. The statement went on to say that investigations into the gang members led to the discovery that they were behind various incidents of mugging and impersonation. Although the statement includes a list of various theft and…


Hi guest,

You've read all of your free articles.
Subscribe now to support independent journalism and to enjoy:


Unlimited access to all our articles

Exclusive events and offers

First access to new premium newsletters

Ability to comment on articles

Full user profile