An Israeli-Canadian businessman who had lived in Egypt for a dozen years was shot dead in a suburb of Alexandria on Tuesday. Terrorism or not, the affair is triggering strong reactions in the Nile Valley.
With our correspondent in Cairo, Alexandre Buccianti
In 2008, the businessman founded the OK Group company, which specialized in the processing and export of frozen fruit and vegetables. A prosperous company whose profits were estimated at several million euros.
On Tuesday, when this man, who was Canadian, was driving on a country road in a suburb of Alexandria EgyptHe was fatally shot.
Preliminary police investigations point to a heinous crime linked to a financial dispute, but a statement circulated online claiming responsibility for the killing of the man, who was described as a Mossad agent.
The authors claim to belong to an unknown organization, “The Vanguards of Liberation, Mohamad Salah Group,” named after an Egyptian soldier who killed three Israeli soldiers on the Sinai border in June. While some Internet users applaud, others condemn “ A crime that can only harm Egypt “.
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