British tourist arrested in Luxor

Authorities in Luxor have imprisoned a British tourist, after he allegedly assaulted an Egyptian policeman in the city’s centre. Luxor security director, Major General Khaled Mamdouh, told reporters on Friday that 66-year-old Edward John James had been detained after attack the policeman. Security sources revealed the tourist had been harassed by a gang of boys. When he asked the policeman to help him, in front of Luxor’s Emilio Hotel, the official did not understand him. James then punched the policeman. The defendant will remain in police custody for four days while security forces conduct further investigations into the incident.