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Blinded by The Eye Hunter
An Egyptian police officer, dubbed by protesters 'The Eye Hunter', is suspected of targeting demonstrators by shooting them in the eyes.First Lieutenant Mahmoud Sobhi El Shinawi has been ordered by Egypt's general prosecutor to submit to questioning over the suspected shootings. Video evidence recorded by protesters allegedly show that El Shinawi was involved in the attacks on at least five demonstrators, which have been posted on Facebook. A spokesperson for the country's general prosecutor told CNN: 'The Ministry of Interior is preoccupied by the latest events, but he will come in for questioning soon.' And protesters, who call El Shinawi 'The Eye Hunter' want justice too and have sprayed graffiti spelling 'wanted' over images of his face, name and rank on Tahrir Square walls in Cairo. Protesters have also been handing out fliers in the square identifying him and offering a reward of 5,000 Egyptian pounds (£53) for information leading to El Shinawi. El Shinawi is said to be a 'highly trained marksman', CNN was told by an Interior Ministry spokesman. One victim, Ahmed Harrara, was blinded by being shot in both eyes in separate attacks 10 months apart. He was first shot on January 28 and then once again in his other eye last Sunday with a rubber bullet. He should count his blessings: the sniper was so good Ahmed only lost his eyes, and nothing behind them... Posted by: tipper 2011-11-26 |
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