Egyptian authorities said a gunman opened fire randomly on civilians in the Abnoub district of Assiut governorate on Sunday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 15 others, before he was killed during a shootout with security forces. According to the Ministry of Interior, police received reports that a man driving a private car fired indiscriminately at residents near the Abnoub transport station. Security forces moved rapidly to the scene, identified the suspect, and pursued him to nearby agricultural land, where he exchanged fire with officers and was killed. In one account, the suspect was identified as a 48-year-old man named Attaf Khalf Slyem, described as having suffered from mental illness that led to a state of agitation, according to Egyptian media. Investigations indicated that the suspect had been suffering from psychological disorders and had received treatment at a psychiatric hospital in Cairo, prompting the public prosecution to open a formal case and begin a detailed inquiry into the circumstances of the attack. Prosecutors dispatched teams to the crime scene to examine evidence, including reviewing surveillance camera footage and interviewing eyewitnesses. Separate prosecution teams also visited hospitals in Assiut,…
