CAIRO: An Egyptian consultant working for the United Nations was shot dead on Sunday while driving home, Egyptian security officials were reported telling The Associated Press. The killing comes as a security vacuum appears to be developing in the country, with police morale reportedly extremely low following violence that left at least 75 people dead at a football match in Port Said and subsequent clashes leaving another 15 dead in Cairo and Suez. Crime in general is on the rise in Egypt, with a number of robberies occurring across the country, but still, murders are extremely rare. Following the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak in February last year, more and more Egyptians were reported purchasing guns, which has seen a number of shoot-outs taking place in numerous neighborhoods in the capital. A security official told AP that the 41 year-old Egyptian woman, named Nermeen Gomaa Khalil, “was shot in broad daylight while driving her SUV on one of Cairo's busiest streets in the neighborhood of Mohandiseen.” He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters, the report said. Khawla Mattar, director of the UN Information Center in Egypt, was also quoted by the news report as saying the victim was a “consultant with a women's fund at the United Nations in Cairo and also worked at a medical lab.” BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/tyr5x Tags: Cairo, Consultant, Murder, UN Section: Egypt, Human Rights, Latest News
