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At least six men have been arrested following a collective assault and harassment of a woman as she returned home from a wedding in the Egyptian city of Zagazig.
Dozens of men reportedly surrounded the woman and assaulted her, according to state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram. The incident was witnessed by a passer-by who reported the incident to the police who subsequently attempted to separate the group.
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Image of Egyptian police separating the crowds before arresting the men who assaulted and harassed a woman on 30 March 2017 [Egyptian Streets]
One of the men was identified by the victim as a perpetrator with authorities expecting to make further arrests today following interrogations.
According to a UN study in 2013 conducted with a number Egyptian NGOs, 99 per cent of women in Egypt have been the victim of some form of sexual harassment.
Egypt passed an anti-harassment law in 2014 penalising those found guilty of sexual harassment with a fine of between $419 and $700 and the possibility of a jail sentence of up to six months. Those found guilty of unwanted sexual contact will face a minimum of one year in jail.