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The Abnoub center in Assiut Governorate witnessed a horrific massacre that killed eight people and injured five others, when a 40-year-old man suffering from psychological disorders opened fire randomly on citizens with an automatic weapon. The incident began with a minor car-ramming incident and ended with the perpetrator being killed in a shootout with police.
On the evening of May 18, the usual quiet of the central street of Abnoub center in Assiut turned into a tragic and horrific spectacle. The events began when 48-year-old Atef Khalil drove a jeep recklessly and hit a motorcycle before fleeing the scene without rescuing the injured. The diet of the young people who were present erupted, so two relatives of the injured followed the escaped car and succeeded in stopping it near one of the entrances to the center. A number of citizens gathered around the site and began Some of them filmed the driver with their mobile phones to document the incident, triggering a tantrum in the perpetrator. In a shocking scene, the man suffering from severe mental disorders and receiving treatment at a sanatorium in Cairo, pulled out an automatic rifle from his car and began shooting randomly at everyone on the street. Eight people were killed and five injured in this horrific massacre. After committing his crime, the perpetrator fled with his car and hid in a vast plot of agricultural land. The forces of Security, led by Major General Wael Nassar, Assiut's security director, has tightened its siege around the area. When the troops approached his hideout, he opened fire on it, leading to a fierce exchange that ended with his death. Assiut University Hospital witnessed impressive scenes where hundreds of people gathered waiting to receive the bodies of their victims. The next morning, the Public Prosecution issued its decision to authorize the burial of the eight bodies, amidst the atmosphere of deep sadness that gripped the entire region.
Source: Al-Wehda Al-Arabia News Portal
