Police have arrested a man who allegedly took part in the burning of the Egyptian Scientific Institute and stole books from it. The police purportedly identified the man from a picture published in the papers showing him at the time of the incident.
The suspect, Motaz Bellah, claimed he was saving the books to give them to the security services.
Another man, Saber, was arrested for the same crime, and has purportedly confessed.
Meanwhile the Engineers Syndicate said it is preparing a plan to restore the building.
Translated from Al-Masry Al-Youm
