Man arrested after dressing up donkey like military chief

A farmer in southern Egypt has been arrested after putting the military chief’s name and an army-style cap on his donkey while riding it through town.

Man arrested after dressing up donkey like military chief
Sat, 21 Sep, 2013 - 19:53

A farmer in southern Egypt has been arrested after putting the military chief’s name and an army-style cap on his donkey while riding it through town.

The official Mena news agency said that Omar Abul-Magd was arrested late yesterday in Qena province for allegedly insulting General Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who led the popularly-backed coup against President Mohammed Morsi.

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