Body of Italian Student found in Egypt

The body of an Italian student at Cambridge University who disappeared last week in Egypt's capital Cairo has been found. 

Giulio Regeni, 28, disappeared after leaving his home in the up market Duqqi district of Giza to meet a friend. 

Reports say his body which was found on the outskirts of Cairo and was partially burned showed signs of torture. 

It was discovered on the Cairo-Alexandria Road in the suburb of 6th October City in western Cairo, and was positively identified by people who knew him. 

Yesterday the Italian foreign ministry urged the Egyptian authorities to launch a formal investigation. 

Mr Regeni was a PhD student at the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge, and was a visiting scholar at the American University in Cairo. 


BBC