Body of Italian student found outside Cairo — APNewsBreak

Tensions were high in Egypt in the run-up to the anniversary, with police detaining activists and warning people not to demonstrate.

Egypt’s Prosecutor General Nabil Ahmed Sadek ordered an “exhaustive investigation” into Regeni’s death, emphasizing the need for the its speedy completion. Authorities justify the campaign by pointing to the fight against the militants, who have killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers over the past four years.

The Italian ministry said in a statement that Italy renewed its plea for launching an immediate probe by Cairo into the death.

However, following the prosecutor’s claims on Thursday of burns and possible torture, the Italian Foreign Ministry announced it had summoned the Egyptian ambassador.

A business delegation from Italy cut short their visit to Egypt after the apparently tortured body of an Italian graduate student was found on the outskirts of Cairo, potentially hurting the Egyptian government’s already troubled efforts to attract investment and revive its ailing economy.

The Italian media pointed fingers at the Egyptian security forces.

Security officials say the 28-year-old’s corpse has been taken to a Cairo morgue and an investigation has been opened.

What makes the case of Giulio Regeni’s baffling is the fact that his body was naked from the waist down.

Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni spoke on the phone with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry and asked him to “do his utmost” to trace Regeni and inform Italy on the student’s condition.

However, such incidents are rare and there had also been a heavy police presence in downtown Cairo when Regeni went missing.

Sources close to the case said that the 28-year-old was found dumped in a ditch with a badly bruised face and other signs of ill-treatment across his body.

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The place where Mr Regeni would meet with his buddy was near Tahrir Square, the symbolic center of the 2011 rebellion. They refused to speak to AP on Thursday. The town of 5,000 declared Sunday a day of mourning. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article. He described Regeni as “an extraordinary person, who comes from a good family”.

Renzi was the first Western leader to receive former army chief Sisi after his 2013 overthrow of Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi.

After the October 31 crash of a Russian passenger jet leaving the beach resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

So far, Egypt has publicly said it has found no evidence that the MetroJet flight was brought down by terrorism.