{{Egypt’s public prosecutor has ordered an inquiry into the death of a US citizen found dead in a police cell.}}<\/p>\n
He said the man, named as retired US military officer James Henry, was found hanging from a bathroom door by his belt and shoe laces.<\/p>\n
Mr Henry, 66, was reported to have been heading for the Gaza Strip in August, when he was detained in North Sinai for violating a curfew.<\/p>\n
A US embassy official in Cairo said the death was “an apparent suicide”.<\/p>\n
According to local reports, the retired army officer’s death came a day after the authorities told him they were extending his detention by a further 30 days.<\/p>\n
Officials told the media that a US embassy delegation had visited James Henry in his cell in the city of Ismailiya last week.<\/p>\n
{{Second foreign death}}<\/p>\n
The prosecutor said Mr Henry was arrested on 29 August on the road between El Arish and Rafah in North Sinai, for breaking a dusk-to-dawn curfew.<\/p>\n
The curfew was put in place across large parts of Egypt under a decree by the interim government, to quell unrest following the ousting in July of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the prosecutor said Mr Henry had been carrying a map of Egypt and an advanced electronic device.<\/p>\n
US embassy officials in Cairo said they were in contact with the Egyptian authorities and were providing all appropriate consular services.<\/p>\n
Mr Henry is the second foreign citizen to die in police custody in as many months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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