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Family Says Egypt Arrested British Tourist for Military Chopper Video

by Associated Press

   CAIRO --

   The family of a 19-year-old British tourist says Egyptian authorities
   have arrested the young man over a video he filmed on his cellphone
   that showed a military helicopter in the background.

   Speaking from the UK on Friday, humanitarian relief worker Shareen
   Nawaz told The Associated Press that her cousin, Libyan-British
   Muhammed Fathi AbulKasem, was arrested shortly after he arrived in
   Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Nov. 21.
   She said he faced a court three times over the past week on charges of
   collecting intelligence on the Egyptian military. His mother, Amaal
   Rafiq, confirmed his arrest in a Facebook post.
   Egypt's Foreign Ministry couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
   The UK's Foreign Office confirmed the arrest of a Briton in Alexandria,
   but didn't elaborate.