The Egyptian Interior Ministry announced in a statement that its forces killed two citizens in the agricultural area in the village of Husaynat, Abu Tesht district of Qena, claiming that they opened fire on the police forces while trying to arrest them. The ministry also announced the arrest of another citizen and the escape of two others.
Justice for Human Rights foundation-JHR condemns the extrajudicil killings policy, practiced by the Egyptian authorities and its security bodies against citizens without me a even being tried before the court, and also calls on the public prosecutor to open an investigation into the incident and bring those responsible for justice.