This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/24/giulio-regeni-students-bag-found-dead-criminal-gang
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| Giulio Regeni murder: student's bag found 'with dead criminal gang' | |
| (34 minutes later) | |
| Egyptian police have retrieved a bag belonging to Giulio Regeni, the murdered Italian student, that had been in the possession of a criminal gang who were killed in a shootout, according to the interior ministry. | Egyptian police have retrieved a bag belonging to Giulio Regeni, the murdered Italian student, that had been in the possession of a criminal gang who were killed in a shootout, according to the interior ministry. |
| Human rights groups have said torture marks on Regeni’s body, which was dumped on the side of the road, indicated he died at the hands of security services, an allegation the government has strongly denied. | Human rights groups have said torture marks on Regeni’s body, which was dumped on the side of the road, indicated he died at the hands of security services, an allegation the government has strongly denied. |
| Regeni, 28, disappeared on 25 January, the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule as president. Regeni had written articles critical of the Egyptian government, said the Italian newspaper that published them. | Regeni, 28, disappeared on 25 January, the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule as president. Regeni had written articles critical of the Egyptian government, said the Italian newspaper that published them. |
| The body of the Cambridge University student, who was researching the rise of independent labour unions following the 2011 revolt, was found in a ditch at the side of a motorway on 3 February. Egyptian forensics and prosecution officials have said his body showed signs of torture and that he was killed with a blow by a sharp object to the back of the head. | The body of the Cambridge University student, who was researching the rise of independent labour unions following the 2011 revolt, was found in a ditch at the side of a motorway on 3 February. Egyptian forensics and prosecution officials have said his body showed signs of torture and that he was killed with a blow by a sharp object to the back of the head. |