(MENAFN) It was a startling discovery in a country facing an Islamic State (IS) insurgency and attacks on commercial airliners: an SA-7 anti-aircraft missile tube found less than a mile from Cairo's international airport.
Ibrahim Yousri, who said he came across the weapon on Saturday while on his way to work in the Egyptian capital, immediately reported the discovery, according to his own account. What he did not expect was police indifference, a backlash from pro-government media and claims he had doctored his photographs to push a Muslim Brotherhood conspiracy.
Yousri said that nearby security officers had initially believed he was playing a prank when he showed them what he had found.
In the above video, one security officer is heard speaking to someone on the phone, trying to describe the weapon, and saying it looked faulty.
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