CAIRO: Two policemen were arrested Wednesday after they allegedly attempted to rape a girl at the Sadat metro station in broad daylight, local press reported. The prosecution is carrying out investigations of the shocking incident that took place in the office assigned for the service of metro users at the station. The aggrieved girl reported to prosecution that she had stopped to ask the officer about the exit leading to KFC. One of them pointed to the office, saying mockingly that this was KFC and pulled her into the room. They then closed the door and attempted to rape the girl whose screams echoed in the station to the utter shock of metro users. Two eye-witnesses revealed to the prosecution that the girl kept screaming inside the office before she finally walked out with a torn garment that revealed her breasts. They also said that one of the two cops slapped her several times.
The young woman, who has not been identified, at first filed charges in a nearby police station but later withdrew her complaints.
Local media speculated that she may have done so under duress.
The Interior Ministry is still investigating the case.
