Man tries to slaughter wife in Cairo street [video]

An Egyptian man clutching a kitchen knife tried to slaughter his wife in the middle of the street in the capital Cairo but she was saved by residents who repeatedly kicked the husband and hurled rocks at him.

A YouTube film published on social networks showed the unidentified husband forced his wife on the ground and tried to slit her neck before he was attacked by scores of residents attracted by the woman’s screams.

The film showed many of them hit him with rocks while others kicked him, forcing him to flee the crowd. They chased him but he threatened them with the knife and ran away.

It was not clear why the man wanted to kill his wife and Egyptian newspapers which published the film did not mention if he was arrested.

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