Egyptian Stabs Kissing Tourists

Methinks here is a person that needs to be locked away and fast.

An Egyptian stabbed a Hungarian man and woman, slightly wounding them, after the couple kissed while pausing for a photograph near a mosque at Cairo’s popular tourist bazaar, police said Tuesday.

Hesham Mohammed, 36, apparently was upset by the kiss Monday in front of Al-Hussein Mosque, a security official said on customary condition of anonymity. The mosque is adjacent to the Khan el-Khalili market where foreign tourists flock to buy souvenirs and locally made crafts.

The Hungarians, who were not identified, were treated at a nearby hospital for minor wounds, the official said, and Mohammed was being questioned. He was described as unemployed and suffering from severe depression.

Tourism is Egypt’s top foreign-currency earner, bringing in more than $7 billion Cdn last year and providing an estimated 2.2 million jobs.

First off, knifing foreign smoochers is not an economically sound practice for the Egyptians to adopt as a regular practice. Second, it would be quite safe to say the unemployed Mohammed is severely depressed. I would also guess that he’s either a freakin’ loon, bitterly single, or both.